Geelong vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 5-Aug-2000
Final Round 22
Geelong Coach: Mark Thompson
124 18.16
120 18.12
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
Kardinia Park Geelong by 4

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE5.66.25.52.3124
SYD5.36.24.43.3120

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Ronnie BurnsGEE
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
David ClarkeGEE
SuperCoach
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Tackles
5
4 tied leaders
Ben GrahamGEE

Team Stats

GEESYD

Scoring / Attack

18Goals18
13Behinds9
63Inside 50s49
11Marks Inside 5013
3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

306Disposals312
193Kicks187
113Handballs125
142Contested Possessions126
161Uncontested Possessions189

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances46
39Tackles41
30Hitouts32
15Contested Marks17

Other

70Marks76
26Frees For15
15Frees Against26
20Rebound 50s36
28Clangers42
12One Percenters25
16Bounces14

How the match finished

Geelong beat Sydney by 4 points, 124–120.

Geelong took a 10-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 4 by the final siren, scoring 21 points to 15 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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