Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- Gary RohanGoal4Q 33:2786-85
- Lance FranklinBehind4Q 32:2080-85
- Nic NewmanGoal4Q 30:5079-85
- Lance FranklinBehind4Q 29:0273-85
- Oliver FlorentGoal4Q 25:1472-85
- Michael HurleyGoal4Q 23:1066-85
- Joe DaniherBehind4Q 21:4466-79
- Josh GreenBehind4Q 19:1566-78
- Travis ColyerGoal4Q 18:0166-77
- 4Q 14:2766-71
- Orazio FantasiaGoal4Q 9:5466-65
- Kieren JackBehind4Q 7:1266-59
- Shaun McKernanGoal4Q 2:3265-59
- Conor McKennaGoal3Q 26:2565-53
- Shaun McKernanGoal3Q 24:3665-47
- Will HaywardGoal3Q 22:5165-41
- Dane RampeBehind3Q 21:0159-41
- Isaac HeeneyGoal3Q 18:5058-41
- Lance FranklinBehind3Q 18:1752-41
- Kieren JackBehind3Q 17:2551-41
- RushedBehind3Q 16:2150-41
- Lance FranklinBehind3Q 14:3950-40
- Dan HanneberyGoal3Q 10:1749-40
- Sam ReidBehind3Q 7:1643-40
- Orazio FantasiaBehind3Q 4:5942-40
- Tom BellchambersGoal3Q 3:5742-39
- Will HaywardBehind3Q 2:3642-33
- David ZaharakisGoal2Q 25:5941-33
- Josh GreenBehind2Q 24:1941-27
- Sam ReidBehind2Q 23:0641-26
- Lance FranklinBehind2Q 22:3040-26
- Travis ColyerBehind2Q 19:3739-26
- 2Q 19:0639-25
- Josh GreenBehind2Q 17:4839-24
- Isaac HeeneyGoal2Q 16:4439-23
- Nic NewmanBehind2Q 15:1833-23
- Nic NewmanGoal2Q 14:0832-23
- Sam ReidGoal2Q 9:0126-23
- James StewartGoal2Q 7:5520-23
- RushedBehind2Q 7:2720-17
- Sam ReidBehind2Q 5:3919-17
- Joe DaniherBehind2Q 4:0518-17
- Luke ParkerBehind2Q 2:1318-16
- RushedBehind1Q 26:4317-16
- Orazio FantasiaBehind1Q 26:0316-16
- Tom PapleyGoal1Q 22:3916-15
- Dean TowersBehind1Q 21:5410-15
- Kyle LangfordBehind1Q 20:579-15
- Orazio FantasiaBehind1Q 19:539-14
- Orazio FantasiaBehind1Q 18:349-13
- Sam NaismithBehind1Q 17:049-12
- Lance FranklinBehind1Q 14:508-12
- James StewartGoal1Q 10:237-12
- Joe DaniherGoal1Q 8:437-6
- Luke ParkerGoal1Q 3:297-0
- Nick SmithBehind1Q 2:411-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Sydney beat Essendon by 1 point, 86–85.
Sydney took a 12-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 32 points to 21 in the final term.
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