Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- James RowbottomBehind4Q 24:5073-79
- Darcy ParishGoal4Q 23:3572-79
- Tom PapleyGoal4Q 20:2972-73
- Lewis TaylorGoal4Q 17:3066-73
- Sam GrayBehind4Q 15:2960-73
- Shaun McKernanGoal4Q 11:5059-73
- Devon SmithBehind4Q 5:1759-67
- Isaac HeeneyBehind4Q 1:5059-66
- Kyle LangfordBehind3Q 25:5358-66
- Lewis TaylorGoal3Q 24:1358-65
- Tom PapleyBehind3Q 22:2952-65
- Jake LloydGoal3Q 20:2951-65
- Jake StringerGoal3Q 17:5245-65
- Devon SmithBehind3Q 16:3645-59
- RushedBehind3Q 14:1245-58
- Lewis TaylorGoal3Q 11:1045-57
- Kyle LangfordGoal3Q 8:2939-57
- Tom PapleyGoal3Q 6:0839-51
- Shaun McKernanGoal3Q 4:1733-51
- Shaun McKernanGoal3Q 2:2433-45
- Tom PapleyGoal2Q 22:4033-39
- Isaac HeeneyGoal2Q 21:1627-39
- Darcy ParishBehind2Q 18:0221-39
- RushedBehind2Q 15:2321-38
- Will HaywardBehind2Q 11:3920-38
- Lewis TaylorBehind2Q 9:2819-38
- Zach MerrettGoal2Q 4:2118-38
- Callum SinclairGoal2Q 1:2618-32
- Devon SmithGoal1Q 26:3112-32
- Jake StringerGoal1Q 23:3012-26
- Tom McCartinGoal1Q 19:5412-20
- Nick BlakeyGoal1Q 17:316-20
- Zach MerrettBehind1Q 16:420-20
- 1Q 10:540-19
- Jake StringerGoal1Q 7:300-13
- Dylan ShielBehind1Q 3:120-7
- 1Q 1:080-6
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How the match finished
Essendon beat Sydney by 6 points, 79–73.
Essendon took a 8-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 6 by the final siren, scoring 15 points to 13 in the final term.
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