Essendon vs Sydney Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
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 Leaders
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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.
Match records and coverage
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Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.
Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.
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Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.
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