Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Amon BuchananBehind4Q 29:2873-74
- Craig BoltonGoal4Q 28:1272-74
- Barry HallGoal4Q 26:1566-74
- Mark McVeighGoal4Q 23:1360-74
- Nick DavisGoal4Q 20:2360-68
- RushedBehind4Q 19:2154-68
- Ryan OKeefeBehind4Q 17:1653-68
- Mark BoltonGoal4Q 13:2352-68
- Brent StantonGoal4Q 11:2652-62
- Scott LucasBehind4Q 7:3552-56
- Matthew LloydGoal4Q 2:4352-55
- RushedBehind3Q 26:5052-49
- Adam GoodesGoal3Q 16:0352-48
- Adam McPheeBehind3Q 13:5946-48
- Matthew LloydBehind3Q 8:2646-47
- Matthew LloydBehind3Q 5:2646-46
- RushedBehind3Q 3:1246-45
- 2Q 28:4646-44
- Adam SchneiderGoal2Q 27:1640-44
- Brett KirkBehind2Q 26:1234-44
- Paul BevanGoal2Q 20:3533-44
- Nick DavisGoal2Q 12:2827-44
- Jason WinderlichBehind2Q 8:3421-44
- Matthew LloydGoal2Q 3:4821-43
- Jarrad McVeighBehind2Q 2:0221-37
- Jobe WatsonGoal2Q 0:3420-37
- James HirdBehind1Q 27:2820-31
- Nick DavisGoal1Q 24:4820-30
- Sean DempsterGoal1Q 22:5414-30
- RushedBehind1Q 20:018-30
- Mark BoltonGoal1Q 14:267-30
- Nic FosdikeGoal1Q 11:347-24
- Craig BoltonBehind1Q 10:581-24
- Mark McVeighGoal1Q 8:370-24
- Matthew LloydGoal1Q 5:300-18
- Mark JohnsonGoal1Q 3:390-12
- Andrew WelshGoal1Q 1:400-6
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Sydney by 1 point, 74–73.
Essendon came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Sydney 25–21 in the final term to take the win.
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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Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.
Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.
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Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.
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