Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- Daryn CresswellBehind4Q 28:5855-102
- Robert AhMatGoal4Q 27:3554-102
- Blake CaracellaGoal4Q 22:4148-102
- Daniel McAlisterBehind4Q 19:3548-96
- RushedBehind4Q 17:1348-95
- Matthew NicksBehind4Q 16:0947-95
- Steven AlessioBehind4Q 12:4246-95
- 4Q 10:4546-94
- RushedBehind4Q 9:3740-94
- Mark MercuriBehind4Q 7:0139-94
- Mark MercuriBehind4Q 4:3439-93
- Adam GoodesBehind4Q 3:2239-92
- Stuart MaxfieldBehind4Q 2:2238-92
- Michael OLoughlinBehind3Q 29:2337-92
- Robert AhMatGoal3Q 28:2336-92
- Scott LucasBehind3Q 25:5130-92
- RushedBehind3Q 25:1430-91
- Adam GoodesGoal3Q 21:5729-91
- Mark MercuriGoal3Q 20:4023-91
- Blake CaracellaGoal3Q 18:0323-85
- Adam GoodesBehind3Q 13:1823-79
- James HirdGoal3Q 11:0622-79
- RushedBehind3Q 10:0622-73
- John BarnesBehind3Q 8:1621-73
- Michael OLoughlinBehind3Q 7:5121-72
- RushedBehind3Q 6:4820-72
- Adam GoodesBehind3Q 6:2519-72
- Mark BoltonGoal3Q 5:1218-72
- Blake CaracellaGoal3Q 3:4118-66
- James HirdGoal3Q 2:0218-60
- James HirdBehind2Q 30:4218-54
- Adam GoodesBehind2Q 29:4718-53
- Mark McVeighGoal2Q 26:1117-53
- Paul BarnardGoal2Q 18:5517-47
- Mark MercuriGoal2Q 16:0817-41
- Scott LucasGoal2Q 14:1417-35
- RushedBehind2Q 9:5017-29
- Sean WellmanGoal2Q 5:2617-28
- RushedBehind2Q 3:5617-22
- Andrew SchaubleGoal2Q 1:2817-21
- Nic FosdikeBehind1Q 28:2311-21
- Adam GoodesBehind1Q 25:5410-21
- Troy LuffGoal1Q 23:439-21
- RushedBehind1Q 22:173-21
- Damien PeverillGoal1Q 20:173-20
- James HirdBehind1Q 18:183-14
- Jared CrouchBehind1Q 17:133-13
- RushedBehind1Q 16:332-13
- Damien HardwickGoal1Q 15:231-13
- James HirdGoal1Q 11:231-7
- Michael OLoughlinBehind1Q 10:411-1
- RushedBehind1Q 4:540-1
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Match Summary
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.
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