Essendon vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 28-Apr-1990
Final Round 5
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
81 11.15
89 12.17
Geelong Coach: Malcolm Blight
Waverley Park Geelong by 8

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.40.27.61.381
GEE1.35.62.34.589

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Robert ScottGEE
Behinds
5
Gary AblettGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
Sean DenhamGEE

Team Stats

ESSGEE

Scoring / Attack

11Goals12
12Behinds15
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

276Disposals322
194Kicks200
82Handballs122

Clearance / Contest

34Tackles33
15Hitouts19

Other

65Marks50
28Frees For27
27Frees Against28

How the match finished

Geelong beat Essendon by 8 points, 89–81.

Geelong came from 12 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 29–9 in the final term to take the win.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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