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Essendon vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Sunday 1-Jun-1997
Final Round 10
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
114 17.12
136 20.16
Western Bulldogs Coach: Terry Wallace
Western Bulldogs logo
M.C.G. Western Bulldogs by 22 WBD by 22
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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.34.45.25.3114
WBD8.45.42.35.5136

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
3
Brett MontgomeryWBD
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Tackles
5
Tony LiberatoreWBD

Team Stats

ESSWBD

Scoring / Attack

17Goals20
8Behinds13
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

274Disposals313
174Kicks199
100Handballs114

Clearance / Contest

28Tackles27
22Hitouts24

Other

80Marks82
12Frees For19
19Frees Against12

Match Summary

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How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Essendon by 22 points, 136–114.

Western Bulldogs extended a 20-point three-quarter-time lead with a 35–33 final term.

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