Footscray vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 19-May-1996
Final Round 8
Footscray Coach: Alan Joyce
84 13.6
151 23.13
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Essendon by 67

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS1.13.24.25.184
ESS8.44.37.44.2151

Match Leaders

Goals
8
Scott CummingsESS
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Richard OsborneFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
2 tied leaders
Gary ODonnellESS

Team Stats

FTSESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals23
6Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

254Disposals347
163Kicks223
91Handballs124

Clearance / Contest

12Tackles27
19Hitouts17

Other

57Marks86
27Frees For23
23Frees Against27

How the match finished

Essendon beat Footscray by 67 points, 151–84.

Essendon took a 72-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 67 by the final siren, scoring 31 points to 26 in the final term.

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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