Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 25-May-2002
Final Round 9
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
83 11.17
85 12.13
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Stadium Australia Essendon by 2

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Mark McVeighQ1 - 1:05 - Behind - 0-1 Daryn CresswellQ1 - 3:43 - Behind - 1-1 Matthew NicksQ1 - 5:28 - Behind - 2-1 Steven AlessioQ1 - 5:59 - Goal - 2-7 Scott LucasQ1 - 7:24 - Goal - 2-13 Steven AlessioQ1 - 8:27 - Goal - 2-19 Paul WilliamsQ1 - 12:24 - Behind - 3-19 Stuart MaxfieldQ1 - 12:55 - Goal - 9-19 Michael OLoughlinQ1 - 14:21 - Behind - 10-19 Chris HeffernanQ1 - 15:18 - Goal - 10-25 Dean RioliQ1 - 16:05 - Goal - 10-31 Ben MathewsQ1 - 21:20 - Behind - 11-31 Mark JohnsonQ1 - 22:31 - Goal - 11-37 Jason SaddingtonQ1 - 24:26 - Behind - 12-37 Barry HallQ1 - 25:36 - Goal - 18-37 Paul WilliamsQ1 - 28:40 - Goal - 24-37 Barry HallQ1 - 30:01 - Behind - 25-37 Paul BarnardQ2 - 2:58 - Behind - 26-38 Michael OLoughlinQ2 - 7:55 - Behind - 27-38 Paul SalmonQ2 - 11:09 - Behind - 27-39 Barry HallQ2 - 14:46 - Goal - 33-39 Mark MercuriQ2 - 17:00 - Behind - 33-40 Barry HallQ2 - 18:26 - Behind - 34-40 Mark MercuriQ2 - 19:44 - Goal - 34-46 Matthew NicksQ3 - 1:36 - Goal - 41-48 Chris HeffernanQ3 - 3:24 - Goal - 41-54 Mark JohnsonQ3 - 5:11 - Behind - 41-55 Scott LucasQ3 - 11:02 - Goal - 41-62 Michael OLoughlinQ3 - 16:44 - Goal - 48-62 Matthew NicksQ3 - 22:12 - Goal - 54-63 Paul WilliamsQ3 - 28:06 - Goal - 60-63 Paul BarnardQ4 - 2:10 - Goal - 60-69 Paul SalmonQ4 - 5:03 - Behind - 60-70 Shane HarveyQ4 - 6:11 - Behind - 60-71 Shane HarveyQ4 - 7:23 - Behind - 60-72 Barry HallQ4 - 8:53 - Behind - 61-72 Barry HallQ4 - 9:52 - Goal - 67-72 Matthew NicksQ4 - 11:41 - Goal - 73-72 Justin BlumfieldQ4 - 13:22 - Goal - 73-78 Steven AlessioQ4 - 15:05 - Goal - 73-84 Mark McVeighQ4 - 21:26 - Behind - 74-85 Adam GoodesQ4 - 22:06 - Behind - 75-85 Matthew NicksQ4 - 24:25 - Goal - 81-85 Ricky MottQ4 - 27:26 - Behind - 82-85

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD3.71.44.13.583
ESS6.11.52.33.485

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Matthew NicksSYD
Behinds
3
Barry HallSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
2 tied leaders
Ben MathewsSYD

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals12
12Behinds9
57Inside 50s52
15Marks Inside 5019
5Behinds Rushed4

Possession

300Disposals263
194Kicks190
106Handballs73
121Contested Possessions114
169Uncontested Possessions149

Clearance / Contest

36Clearances30
50Tackles30
22Hitouts31
19Contested Marks17

Other

73Marks94
17Frees For14
14Frees Against17
33Rebound 50s36
44Clangers42
47One Percenters37
4Bounces11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 26 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 18 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat Sydney by 2 points, 85–83.

Essendon took a 3-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 2 by the final siren, scoring 23 points to 22 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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