Essendon vs Sydney Match Centre

Sunday 1-Aug-2021
Final Round 20
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
102 16.6
109 17.7
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
M.C.G. Sydney by 7

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jake StringerQ1 - 3:37 - Goal - 6-0 Kyle LangfordQ1 - 6:34 - Goal - 12-0 Tom PapleyQ1 - 8:12 - Goal - 12-6 Sam DraperQ1 - 10:06 - Behind - 13-6 Lance FranklinQ1 - 12:37 - Behind - 13-7 Lance FranklinQ1 - 19:02 - Goal - 13-13 Devon SmithQ1 - 21:37 - Goal - 19-13 Dylan ShielQ1 - 23:27 - Behind - 20-13 Devon SmithQ1 - 24:33 - Behind - 21-13 Sam ReidQ2 - 0:35 - Goal - 21-19 Aaron FrancisQ2 - 4:07 - Behind - 22-19 Tom HickeyQ2 - 5:12 - Goal - 22-25 Tom PapleyQ2 - 8:24 - Behind - 23-26 Kyle LangfordQ2 - 9:11 - Goal - 29-26 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ2 - 11:25 - Goal - 35-26 Jordan DawsonQ2 - 13:21 - Behind - 35-27 Sam ReidQ2 - 18:30 - Behind - 35-28 Dylan ClarkeQ2 - 21:19 - Goal - 41-28 Lance FranklinQ2 - 27:59 - Behind - 41-29 Will HaywardQ3 - 1:12 - Goal - 41-36 Zach MerrettQ3 - 6:43 - Goal - 47-36 Luke ParkerQ3 - 11:26 - Goal - 47-42 Sam WicksQ3 - 13:11 - Goal - 47-48 Luke ParkerQ3 - 15:41 - Goal - 47-54 Kyle LangfordQ3 - 18:23 - Goal - 53-54 Tom PapleyQ3 - 20:48 - Goal - 53-60 Jake StringerQ3 - 22:05 - Goal - 59-60 Tom PapleyQ3 - 24:55 - Goal - 59-66 Tom PapleyQ3 - 27:02 - Goal - 59-72 Peter WrightQ3 - 28:36 - Goal - 65-72 Zach MerrettQ3 - 30:29 - Goal - 71-72 Will HaywardQ4 - 1:47 - Goal - 71-79 Tom CutlerQ4 - 3:14 - Goal - 77-79 Lance FranklinQ4 - 5:52 - Goal - 77-85 Dylan ShielQ4 - 10:06 - Goal - 83-85 Josh KennedyQ4 - 11:19 - Goal - 83-91 Peter WrightQ4 - 12:55 - Behind - 84-91 Nick BlakeyQ4 - 14:24 - Goal - 84-97 Nick HindQ4 - 16:53 - Goal - 90-97 Errol GuldenQ4 - 19:33 - Goal - 90-103 Callum MillsQ4 - 25:15 - Goal - 90-109 Peter WrightQ4 - 27:46 - Goal - 96-109 Devon SmithQ4 - 31:38 - Goal - 102-109

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.33.25.05.1102
SYD2.12.47.26.0109

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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EssendonSydney

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Tom PapleySYD
Behinds
2
Lance FranklinSYD
SuperCoach
168
Zach MerrettESS
Tackles
6
Callum MillsSYD

Team Stats

ESSSYD

Scoring / Attack

16Goals17
5Behinds5
24Shots At Goal26
50Inside 50s47
13Goal Assists13
108Score Involvements98
14Marks Inside 5011
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

324Disposals385
186Kicks231
138Handballs154
130Contested Possessions123
198Uncontested Possessions256
4,933Metres Gained5,509
78Ground Ball Gets76

Clearance / Contest

36Clearances28
23Centre Clearances11
13Stoppage Clearances17
39Tackles42
28Hitouts25
15Hitouts To Advantage9
276Pressure Acts267
11Contested Marks12

Other

133Effective Kicks169
5Marks on the Lead15
4Tackles Inside 501
195AFL Player Rating Points217
6Kick-ins Played On6
58Defensive 50 Possessions—
90Defensive Midfield Possessions—
135Attacking Midfield Possessions—
45Attacking 50 Possessions—
70Marks120
23Frees For28
28Frees Against23
28Rebound 50s34
62Clangers51
48One Percenters41
5Bounces10
1,489Supercoach Points1,809
1,268Dream Team Points1,620
64Turnovers55
64Hitout To Advantage Rate19
28Spoils30
55Intercepts64
13Intercept Marks15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 19 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 18 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Sydney beat Essendon by 7 points, 109–102.

Sydney extended a 2-point three-quarter-time lead with a 36–31 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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