Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
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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Match Summary
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.
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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