Essendon vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre

Friday 21-Aug-1998
Final Round 21
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
90 13.12
101 14.17
Western Bulldogs Coach: Terry Wallace
M.C.G. Western Bulldogs by 11

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS4.33.33.23.490
WBD4.52.54.74.0101

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
2
7 tied leaders
James HirdESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Chris GrantWBD

Team Stats

ESSWBD

Scoring / Attack

13Goals14
10Behinds13
45Inside 50s66
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

290Disposals292
183Kicks200
107Handballs92

Clearance / Contest

32Clearances37
29Tackles28
37Hitouts13

Other

72Marks76
25Frees For30
30Frees Against25
43Rebound 50s23
20Clangers23

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Essendon by 11 points, 101–90.

Western Bulldogs extended a 9-point three-quarter-time lead with a 24–22 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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