Essendon vs Brisbane Lions Match Centre

Saturday 29-Sep-2001
Final Grand Final
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
82 12.10
108 15.18
Brisbane Lions Coach: Leigh Matthews
M.C.G. Brisbane Lions by 26

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.25.41.23.282
BRI3.72.36.24.6108

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
4
Alastair LynchBRI
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
9
Dean RioliESS

Team Stats

ESSBRI

Scoring / Attack

12Goals15
7Behinds17
47Inside 50s56
10Marks Inside 5016
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

255Disposals254
165Kicks176
90Handballs78
115Contested Possessions112
139Uncontested Possessions136

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances38
54Tackles34
26Hitouts39
9Contested Marks16

Other

60Marks73
19Frees For22
22Frees Against19
32Rebound 50s29
24Clangers14
34One Percenters34
9Bounces20

How the match finished

Brisbane Lions beat Essendon by 26 points, 108–82.

Brisbane Lions extended a 16-point three-quarter-time lead with a 30–20 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

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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