Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- RushedBehind4Q 29:0383-85
- Ricky MottBehind4Q 27:2682-85
- Matthew NicksGoal4Q 24:2581-85
- Adam GoodesBehind4Q 22:0675-85
- Mark McVeighBehind4Q 21:2674-85
- RushedBehind4Q 16:3774-84
- Steven AlessioGoal4Q 15:0573-84
- Justin BlumfieldGoal4Q 13:2273-78
- Matthew NicksGoal4Q 11:4173-72
- Barry HallGoal4Q 9:5267-72
- Barry HallBehind4Q 8:5361-72
- Shane HarveyBehind4Q 7:2360-72
- Shane HarveyBehind4Q 6:1160-71
- Paul SalmonBehind4Q 5:0360-70
- Paul BarnardGoal4Q 2:1060-69
- Paul WilliamsGoal3Q 28:0660-63
- Matthew NicksGoal3Q 22:1254-63
- RushedBehind3Q 20:3048-63
- 3Q 16:4448-62
- RushedBehind3Q 14:0842-62
- Scott LucasGoal3Q 11:0241-62
- RushedBehind3Q 9:5041-56
- Mark JohnsonBehind3Q 5:1141-55
- Chris HeffernanGoal3Q 3:2441-54
- Matthew NicksGoal3Q 1:3641-48
- RushedBehind2Q 25:4635-48
- RushedBehind2Q 24:4634-48
- RushedBehind2Q 21:1434-47
- Mark MercuriGoal2Q 19:4434-46
- Barry HallBehind2Q 18:2634-40
- Mark MercuriBehind2Q 17:0033-40
- Barry HallGoal2Q 14:4633-39
- Paul SalmonBehind2Q 11:0927-39
- Michael OLoughlinBehind2Q 7:5527-38
- Paul BarnardBehind2Q 2:5826-38
- RushedBehind2Q 0:5326-37
- Barry HallBehind1Q 30:0125-37
- Paul WilliamsGoal1Q 28:4024-37
- Barry HallGoal1Q 25:3618-37
- Jason SaddingtonBehind1Q 24:2612-37
- Mark JohnsonGoal1Q 22:3111-37
- Ben MathewsBehind1Q 21:2011-31
- Dean RioliGoal1Q 16:0510-31
- Chris HeffernanGoal1Q 15:1810-25
- Michael OLoughlinBehind1Q 14:2110-19
- Stuart MaxfieldGoal1Q 12:559-19
- Paul WilliamsBehind1Q 12:243-19
- Steven AlessioGoal1Q 8:272-19
- Scott LucasGoal1Q 7:242-13
- Steven AlessioGoal1Q 5:592-7
- Matthew NicksBehind1Q 5:282-1
- Daryn CresswellBehind1Q 3:431-1
- Mark McVeighBehind1Q 1:050-1
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Match Summary
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.
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