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Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 20-Apr-2001
Final Round 4
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
55 6.19
102 15.12
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
S.C.G. Essendon by 47 ESS by 47
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
RushedQ1 - 4:54 - Behind - 0-1
Michael OLoughlinQ1 - 10:41 - Behind - 1-1 James HirdQ1 - 11:23 - Goal - 1-7 Damien HardwickQ1 - 15:23 - Goal - 1-13
RushedQ1 - 16:33 - Behind - 2-13
Jared CrouchQ1 - 17:13 - Behind - 3-13 James HirdQ1 - 18:18 - Behind - 3-14 Damien PeverillQ1 - 20:17 - Goal - 3-20
RushedQ1 - 22:17 - Behind - 3-21
Troy LuffQ1 - 23:43 - Goal - 9-21 Adam GoodesQ1 - 25:54 - Behind - 10-21 Nic FosdikeQ1 - 28:23 - Behind - 11-21 Andrew SchaubleQ2 - 1:28 - Goal - 17-21
RushedQ2 - 3:56 - Behind - 17-22
Sean WellmanQ2 - 5:26 - Goal - 17-28
RushedQ2 - 9:50 - Behind - 17-29
Scott LucasQ2 - 14:14 - Goal - 17-35 Mark MercuriQ2 - 16:08 - Goal - 17-41 Paul BarnardQ2 - 18:55 - Goal - 17-47 Mark McVeighQ2 - 26:11 - Goal - 17-53 Adam GoodesQ2 - 29:47 - Behind - 18-53 James HirdQ2 - 30:42 - Behind - 18-54 James HirdQ3 - 2:02 - Goal - 18-60 Blake CaracellaQ3 - 3:41 - Goal - 18-66 Mark BoltonQ3 - 5:12 - Goal - 18-72 Adam GoodesQ3 - 6:25 - Behind - 19-72
RushedQ3 - 6:48 - Behind - 20-72
Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 7:51 - Behind - 21-72 John BarnesQ3 - 8:16 - Behind - 21-73
RushedQ3 - 10:06 - Behind - 22-73
James HirdQ3 - 11:06 - Goal - 22-79 Adam GoodesQ3 - 13:18 - Behind - 23-79 Blake CaracellaQ3 - 18:03 - Goal - 23-85 Mark MercuriQ3 - 20:40 - Goal - 23-91 Adam GoodesQ3 - 21:57 - Goal - 29-91
RushedQ3 - 25:14 - Behind - 30-91
Scott LucasQ3 - 25:51 - Behind - 30-92 Robert AhMatQ3 - 28:23 - Goal - 36-92 Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 29:23 - Behind - 37-92 Stuart MaxfieldQ4 - 2:22 - Behind - 38-92 Adam GoodesQ4 - 3:22 - Behind - 39-92 Mark MercuriQ4 - 4:34 - Behind - 39-93 Mark MercuriQ4 - 7:01 - Behind - 39-94
RushedQ4 - 9:37 - Behind - 40-94
Michael OLoughlinQ4 - 10:45 - Goal - 46-94 Steven AlessioQ4 - 12:42 - Behind - 46-95 Matthew NicksQ4 - 16:09 - Behind - 47-95
RushedQ4 - 17:13 - Behind - 48-95
Daniel McAlisterQ4 - 19:35 - Behind - 48-96 Blake CaracellaQ4 - 22:41 - Goal - 48-102 Robert AhMatQ4 - 27:35 - Goal - 54-102 Daryn CresswellQ4 - 28:58 - Behind - 55-102

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Daryn CresswellBehind
    4Q 28:5855-102
  • Robert AhMatGoal
    4Q 27:3554-102
  • Blake CaracellaGoal
    4Q 22:4148-102
  • Daniel McAlisterBehind
    4Q 19:3548-96
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 17:1348-95
  • Matthew NicksBehind
    4Q 16:0947-95
  • Steven AlessioBehind
    4Q 12:4246-95
  • Michael OLoughlinGoal
    4Q 10:4546-94
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 9:3740-94
  • Mark MercuriBehind
    4Q 7:0139-94
  • Mark MercuriBehind
    4Q 4:3439-93
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    4Q 3:2239-92
  • Stuart MaxfieldBehind
    4Q 2:2238-92
  • Michael OLoughlinBehind
    3Q 29:2337-92
  • Robert AhMatGoal
    3Q 28:2336-92
  • Scott LucasBehind
    3Q 25:5130-92
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 25:1430-91
  • Adam GoodesGoal
    3Q 21:5729-91
  • Mark MercuriGoal
    3Q 20:4023-91
  • Blake CaracellaGoal
    3Q 18:0323-85
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    3Q 13:1823-79
  • James HirdGoal
    3Q 11:0622-79
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 10:0622-73
  • John BarnesBehind
    3Q 8:1621-73
  • Michael OLoughlinBehind
    3Q 7:5121-72
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 6:4820-72
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    3Q 6:2519-72
  • Mark BoltonGoal
    3Q 5:1218-72
  • Blake CaracellaGoal
    3Q 3:4118-66
  • James HirdGoal
    3Q 2:0218-60
  • James HirdBehind
    2Q 30:4218-54
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    2Q 29:4718-53
  • Mark McVeighGoal
    2Q 26:1117-53
  • Paul BarnardGoal
    2Q 18:5517-47
  • Mark MercuriGoal
    2Q 16:0817-41
  • Scott LucasGoal
    2Q 14:1417-35
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 9:5017-29
  • Sean WellmanGoal
    2Q 5:2617-28
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 3:5617-22
  • Andrew SchaubleGoal
    2Q 1:2817-21
  • Nic FosdikeBehind
    1Q 28:2311-21
  • Adam GoodesBehind
    1Q 25:5410-21
  • Troy LuffGoal
    1Q 23:439-21
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 22:173-21
  • Damien PeverillGoal
    1Q 20:173-20
  • James HirdBehind
    1Q 18:183-14
  • Jared CrouchBehind
    1Q 17:133-13
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 16:332-13
  • Damien HardwickGoal
    1Q 15:231-13
  • James HirdGoal
    1Q 11:231-7
  • Michael OLoughlinBehind
    1Q 10:411-1
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 4:540-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD1.51.12.72.655
ESS3.35.36.21.4102

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Blake CaracellaESS
Behinds
5
Adam GoodesSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
3 tied leaders
Jude BoltonSYD

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

6Goals15
13Behinds8
57Inside 50s58
5Marks Inside 5013
6Behinds Rushed6

Possession

317Disposals315
210Kicks212
107Handballs103
143Contested Possessions131
170Uncontested Possessions166

Clearance / Contest

46Clearances33
26Tackles25
29Hitouts25
4Contested Marks13

Other

72Marks78
29Frees For23
23Frees Against29
39Rebound 50s39
31Clangers27
26One Percenters30
5Bounces2

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 68 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 32 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat Sydney by 47 points, 102–55.

Essendon took a 55-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 47 by the final siren, scoring 18 points to 10 in the final term.

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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