Brisbane Lions vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 23-Aug-1997
Final Round 21
Brisbane Lions Coach: John Northey
102 15.12
106 16.10
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Gabba Essendon by 4

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
BRI2.46.33.44.1102
ESS2.35.21.18.4106

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
3
Matthew LloydESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Adrian FletcherBRI

Team Stats

BRIESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals16
10Behinds8
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

261Disposals305
186Kicks195
75Handballs110

Clearance / Contest

25Tackles28
25Hitouts21

Other

76Marks71
18Frees For16
16Frees Against18

How the match finished

Essendon beat Brisbane Lions by 4 points, 106–102.

Essendon came from 23 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Brisbane Lions 52–25 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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