Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Josh BegleyGoal4Q 26:33121-56
- Isaac HeeneyBehind4Q 18:13121-50
- Dyson HeppellGoal4Q 15:21120-50
- Dean TowersGoal4Q 13:32120-44
- Tom PapleyGoal4Q 12:28114-44
- Orazio FantasiaGoal4Q 5:56108-44
- Dean TowersBehind4Q 2:17108-38
- Joe DaniherGoal3Q 30:02107-38
- Gary RohanGoal3Q 25:37107-32
- Isaac HeeneyGoal3Q 17:44101-32
- Callum SinclairGoal3Q 16:2395-32
- David ZaharakisBehind3Q 12:4389-32
- Gary RohanGoal3Q 11:0189-31
- Travis ColyerBehind3Q 8:1283-31
- Joe DaniherBehind3Q 7:3983-30
- Orazio FantasiaBehind3Q 3:2983-29
- Joe DaniherGoal3Q 0:5883-28
- Josh KennedyGoal2Q 29:4883-22
- Dean TowersGoal2Q 27:4477-22
- Travis ColyerBehind2Q 26:3271-22
- David MyersGoal2Q 24:3171-21
- Lance FranklinGoal2Q 23:0771-15
- Luke ParkerBehind2Q 19:3065-15
- Josh BegleyGoal2Q 18:2964-15
- Josh KennedyGoal2Q 16:2264-9
- Jake LloydGoal2Q 14:5458-9
- Isaac HeeneyGoal2Q 13:0752-9
- Callum SinclairBehind2Q 11:5646-9
- Callum SinclairGoal2Q 10:3845-9
- Isaac HeeneyBehind2Q 9:0239-9
- Lance FranklinGoal2Q 5:3838-9
- Lance FranklinGoal2Q 2:2432-9
- Lance FranklinGoal2Q 0:5326-9
- Joe DaniherBehind1Q 27:5220-9
- Kieren JackGoal1Q 23:2220-8
- Callum SinclairGoal1Q 16:3614-8
- David ZaharakisBehind1Q 15:008-8
- James StewartBehind1Q 11:178-7
- RushedBehind1Q 9:328-6
- Dean TowersGoal1Q 7:597-6
- Lance FranklinBehind1Q 5:251-6
- Joe DaniherGoal1Q 3:130-6
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Sydney beat Essendon by 65 points, 121–56.
Sydney took a 69-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 65 by the final siren, scoring 18 points to 14 in the final term.
Match records and coverage
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