Geelong vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 29-Aug-1998
Final Round 22
Geelong Coach: Gary Ayres
127 19.13
117 18.9
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Geelong by 10

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE4.55.35.15.4127
ESS6.04.35.33.3117

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
3
Paul LynchGEE
SuperCoach
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Tackles
4
Darren MilburnGEE

Team Stats

GEEESS

Scoring / Attack

19Goals18
9Behinds7
59Inside 50s48
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

311Disposals310
231Kicks181
80Handballs129

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances47
28Tackles21
18Hitouts31

Other

128Marks67
12Frees For14
14Frees Against12
29Rebound 50s34
20Clangers26

How the match finished

Geelong beat Essendon by 10 points, 127–117.

Geelong came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 34–21 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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