Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 19-Apr-1991
Final Round 5
Sydney Coach: Col Kinnear
130 19.16
161 24.17
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
S.C.G. Essendon by 31

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD6.42.79.12.4130
ESS4.66.33.611.2161

Match Leaders

Goals
8
Bradley PlainESS
Behinds
4
Warwick CapperSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
3 tied leaders
Greg WilliamsSYD

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

19Goals24
13Behinds11
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

300Disposals278
198Kicks196
102Handballs82

Clearance / Contest

22Tackles19
14Hitouts20

Other

63Marks67
16Frees For15
15Frees Against16

How the match finished

Essendon beat Sydney by 31 points, 161–130.

Essendon came from 21 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Sydney 68–16 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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