Essendon vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 9-May-1998
Final Round 7
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
70 11.4
79 12.7
Geelong Coach: Gary Ayres
M.C.G. Geelong by 9

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.03.01.14.370
GEE2.13.34.33.079

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Brett SpinksGEE
Behinds
2
Clint BizzellGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
2 tied leaders
Glenn KilpatrickGEE

Team Stats

ESSGEE

Scoring / Attack

11Goals12
2Behinds4
53Inside 50s48
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

313Disposals277
198Kicks197
115Handballs80

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances33
35Tackles36
16Hitouts33

Other

76Marks79
17Frees For24
24Frees Against17
35Rebound 50s39
43Clangers20

How the match finished

Geelong beat Essendon by 9 points, 79–70.

Geelong took a 18-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 9 by the final siren, scoring 27 points to 18 in the 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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