Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 31-Jul-1999
Final Round 18
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
79 11.13
93 15.3
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
S.C.G. Essendon by 14

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD2.33.23.43.479
ESS6.15.12.02.193

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Tony LockettSYD
Behinds
3
Tony LockettSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
2 tied leaders
Matthew NicksSYD

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals15
9Behinds2
58Inside 50s50
14Marks Inside 5010
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

310Disposals292
222Kicks213
88Handballs79
140Contested Possessions121
164Uncontested Possessions163

Clearance / Contest

47Clearances44
24Tackles27
30Hitouts36
10Contested Marks15

Other

87Marks91
26Frees For12
12Frees Against26
33Rebound 50s41
26Clangers25
22One Percenters18
3Bounces5

How the match finished

Essendon beat Sydney by 14 points, 93–79.

Essendon took a 23-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 14 by the final siren, scoring 22 points to 13 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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