Essendon vs Sydney Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- Steven AlessioGoal4Q 31:0179-77
- Paul WilliamsBehind4Q 28:4873-77
- RushedBehind4Q 27:2373-76
- Steven AlessioGoal4Q 24:1772-76
- RushedBehind4Q 21:0966-76
- Paul BarnardGoal4Q 19:3666-75
- Adam RamanauskasBehind4Q 17:3760-75
- Gary MoorcroftGoal4Q 16:4359-75
- 4Q 14:3053-75
- Mark MercuriGoal4Q 9:1653-69
- Blake CaracellaGoal4Q 7:5647-69
- RushedBehind4Q 4:0541-69
- Paul WilliamsGoal4Q 1:3341-68
- Adam RamanauskasGoal3Q 27:4141-62
- Matthew NicksGoal3Q 22:0635-62
- Scott LucasGoal3Q 21:1535-56
- Adam GoodesGoal3Q 16:2829-56
- Steven AlessioGoal3Q 14:4729-50
- RushedBehind3Q 11:5723-50
- Daryn CresswellBehind3Q 11:3222-50
- Paul WilliamsBehind3Q 9:4522-49
- Mark McVeighBehind3Q 4:4022-48
- Adam RamanauskasBehind3Q 2:1021-48
- Scott LucasBehind2Q 24:4220-48
- Paul BarnardBehind2Q 21:3719-48
- Jason BallGoal2Q 19:3918-48
- Matthew NicksGoal2Q 17:4518-42
- Scott LucasBehind2Q 15:1518-36
- Stuart MaxfieldGoal2Q 13:5017-36
- Steven AlessioBehind2Q 13:1117-30
- Greg StaffordGoal2Q 10:0316-30
- Steven AlessioGoal2Q 8:2016-24
- Jason JohnsonBehind2Q 5:0510-24
- Matthew NicksGoal2Q 1:109-24
- Paul KellyBehind2Q 0:339-18
- Paul KellyBehind1Q 28:489-17
- Matthew NicksBehind1Q 27:009-16
- Jude BoltonBehind1Q 24:479-15
- RushedBehind1Q 22:199-14
- Joe MisitiGoal1Q 20:258-14
- Daniel McPhersonGoal1Q 19:182-14
- Jude BoltonGoal1Q 18:162-8
- RushedBehind1Q 12:252-2
- Chris HeffernanBehind1Q 10:371-2
- Jason BallBehind1Q 5:410-2
- Adam GoodesBehind1Q 3:220-1
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Sydney by 2 points, 79–77.
Essendon came from 21 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Sydney 38–15 in the final term to take the win.
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