Essendon vs Adelaide 31-Aug-1997 Shot & disposal maps

Sunday 31-Aug-1997

Final Round 22

Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy

102 16.6

98 14.14

Adelaide Coach: Malcolm Blight

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
ESS	4.0	0.2	7.2	5.2	102
ADE	6.4	2.5	2.2	4.3	98

Match Leaders

Goals

Rod JamesonADE

Behinds

3 tied leaders

Matthew LloydESS

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

Andrew McLeodADE

Team Stats

ESSADE

Scoring / Attack

16Goals14

5Behinds11

4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

283Disposals253

180Kicks186

103Handballs67

Clearance / Contest

19Tackles32

15Hitouts21

Other

66Marks85

12Frees For21

21Frees Against12

How the match finished

Essendon beat Adelaide by 4 points, 102–98.

Essendon came from 1 point down at three-quarter time, outscoring Adelaide 32–27 in the final term to take the win.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

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