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Essendon vs Sydney Match Centre

Sunday 12-Aug-2001
Final Round 19
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
79 11.13
77 11.11
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
Sydney logo
Docklands Essendon by 2 ESS by 2
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Adam GoodesQ1 - 3:22 - Behind - 0-1 Jason BallQ1 - 5:41 - Behind - 0-2 Chris HeffernanQ1 - 10:37 - Behind - 1-2
RushedQ1 - 12:25 - Behind - 2-2
Jude BoltonQ1 - 18:16 - Goal - 2-8 Daniel McPhersonQ1 - 19:18 - Goal - 2-14 Joe MisitiQ1 - 20:25 - Goal - 8-14
RushedQ1 - 22:19 - Behind - 9-14
Jude BoltonQ1 - 24:47 - Behind - 9-15 Matthew NicksQ1 - 27:00 - Behind - 9-16 Paul KellyQ1 - 28:48 - Behind - 9-17 Paul KellyQ2 - 0:33 - Behind - 9-18 Matthew NicksQ2 - 1:10 - Goal - 9-24 Jason JohnsonQ2 - 5:05 - Behind - 10-24 Steven AlessioQ2 - 8:20 - Goal - 16-24 Greg StaffordQ2 - 10:03 - Goal - 16-30 Steven AlessioQ2 - 13:11 - Behind - 17-30 Stuart MaxfieldQ2 - 13:50 - Goal - 17-36 Scott LucasQ2 - 15:15 - Behind - 18-36 Matthew NicksQ2 - 17:45 - Goal - 18-42 Jason BallQ2 - 19:39 - Goal - 18-48 Paul BarnardQ2 - 21:37 - Behind - 19-48 Scott LucasQ2 - 24:42 - Behind - 20-48 Adam RamanauskasQ3 - 2:10 - Behind - 21-48 Mark McVeighQ3 - 4:40 - Behind - 22-48 Paul WilliamsQ3 - 9:45 - Behind - 22-49 Daryn CresswellQ3 - 11:32 - Behind - 22-50
RushedQ3 - 11:57 - Behind - 23-50
Steven AlessioQ3 - 14:47 - Goal - 29-50 Adam GoodesQ3 - 16:28 - Goal - 29-56 Scott LucasQ3 - 21:15 - Goal - 35-56 Matthew NicksQ3 - 22:06 - Goal - 35-62 Adam RamanauskasQ3 - 27:41 - Goal - 41-62 Paul WilliamsQ4 - 1:33 - Goal - 41-68
RushedQ4 - 4:05 - Behind - 41-69
Blake CaracellaQ4 - 7:56 - Goal - 47-69 Mark MercuriQ4 - 9:16 - Goal - 53-69 Michael OLoughlinQ4 - 14:30 - Goal - 53-75 Gary MoorcroftQ4 - 16:43 - Goal - 59-75 Adam RamanauskasQ4 - 17:37 - Behind - 60-75 Paul BarnardQ4 - 19:36 - Goal - 66-75
RushedQ4 - 21:09 - Behind - 66-76
Steven AlessioQ4 - 24:17 - Goal - 72-76
RushedQ4 - 27:23 - Behind - 73-76
Paul WilliamsQ4 - 28:48 - Behind - 73-77 Steven AlessioQ4 - 31:01 - Goal - 79-77

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Steven AlessioGoal
    4Q 31:0179-77
  • Paul WilliamsBehind
    4Q 28:4873-77
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 27:2373-76
  • Steven AlessioGoal
    4Q 24:1772-76
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 21:0966-76
  • Paul BarnardGoal
    4Q 19:3666-75
  • Adam RamanauskasBehind
    4Q 17:3760-75
  • Gary MoorcroftGoal
    4Q 16:4359-75
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    4Q 14:3053-75
  • Mark MercuriGoal
    4Q 9:1653-69
  • Blake CaracellaGoal
    4Q 7:5647-69
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 4:0541-69
  • Paul WilliamsGoal
    4Q 1:3341-68
  • Adam RamanauskasGoal
    3Q 27:4141-62
  • Matthew NicksGoal
    3Q 22:0635-62
  • Scott LucasGoal
    3Q 21:1535-56
  • Adam GoodesGoal
    3Q 16:2829-56
  • Steven AlessioGoal
    3Q 14:4729-50
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 11:5723-50
  • Daryn CresswellBehind
    3Q 11:3222-50
  • Paul WilliamsBehind
    3Q 9:4522-49
  • Mark McVeighBehind
    3Q 4:4022-48
  • Adam RamanauskasBehind
    3Q 2:1021-48
  • Scott LucasBehind
    2Q 24:4220-48
  • Paul BarnardBehind
    2Q 21:3719-48
  • Jason BallGoal
    2Q 19:3918-48
  • Matthew NicksGoal
    2Q 17:4518-42
  • Scott LucasBehind
    2Q 15:1518-36
  • Stuart MaxfieldGoal
    2Q 13:5017-36
  • Steven AlessioBehind
    2Q 13:1117-30
  • Greg StaffordGoal
    2Q 10:0316-30
  • Steven AlessioGoal
    2Q 8:2016-24
  • Jason JohnsonBehind
    2Q 5:0510-24
  • Matthew NicksGoal
    2Q 1:109-24
  • Paul KellyBehind
    2Q 0:339-18
  • Paul KellyBehind
    1Q 28:489-17
  • Matthew NicksBehind
    1Q 27:009-16
  • Jude BoltonBehind
    1Q 24:479-15
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 22:199-14
  • Joe MisitiGoal
    1Q 20:258-14
  • Daniel McPhersonGoal
    1Q 19:182-14
  • Jude BoltonGoal
    1Q 18:162-8
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 12:252-2
  • Chris HeffernanBehind
    1Q 10:371-2
  • Jason BallBehind
    1Q 5:410-2
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    1Q 3:220-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS1.31.53.36.279
SYD2.55.12.22.377

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Steven AlessioESS
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Adam RamanauskasESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
Paul KellySYD

Team Stats

ESSSYD

Scoring / Attack

11Goals11
9Behinds9
53Inside 50s47
14Marks Inside 505
4Behinds Rushed5

Possession

333Disposals290
205Kicks189
128Handballs101
127Contested Possessions115
196Uncontested Possessions173

Clearance / Contest

41Clearances38
35Tackles42
37Hitouts25
13Contested Marks8

Other

88Marks85
21Frees For11
11Frees Against21
30Rebound 50s39
35Clangers34
34One Percenters31
13Bounces20

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 30 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 13 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
1

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

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Replay & maps

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AFL event locations

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Shot and disposal maps use recorded AFL event data from 2021 onwards.

How to read these maps

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.

The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

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