Footystats Diary, footy's best kept secret, Essendon v South Melb-Sydney


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Essendon v South Melb-Sydney
1897-2007 matches


1999 — ROUND 18 — GAME 4
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (N) July 31, 1999
at the SCG (7.40pm AEST), crowd: 31,776
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 2.3-15 5.5-35 8.9-57 11.13-79
ESS 6.1-37 (22) 11.2-68 (33) 13.2-80 (23) 15.3-93 (14)
Goals: Essendon: Bewick 4, Mercuri 2, Alessio 2, Caracella 2, Lloyd, Misiti, Johnson, Moorcroft, Blumfield. Sydney: Lockett 4, Goodes 3, Lewis 2, O'Connor, Nicks.
Best: Essendon: Fletcher, Wellman, Misiti, Mercuri, Bewick.
Sydney: Schwass, Dunkley, Goodes, Saddington, Lewis.
Umpires: Darren Goldspink, John Harvey, Jamie Love.

 

1999 — FOURTH QUALIFYING FINAL
Essendon v Sydney
Sunday, September 4, 1999
at the MCG (2.30pm AEST), crowd: 57,687
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
ESS 8.3-51 (43) 11.9-75 (54) 14.12-96 (51) 18.15-123 (69)
SYD 1.2-8 3.3-21 6.9-45 7.12-54
Goals: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 5, Mark Mercuri 3, Dean Rioli 2, Justin Blumfield 2, Blake Caracella 2, Stephen Alessio, Chris Heffernan, Gary Moorcroft, Joe Misiti. Sydney: Tony Lockett 5, Peter Filandia 2.
Best: Essendon: Joe Misiti, Matthew Lloyd, Justin Blumfield, Sean Wellman, Paul Barnard. Sydney: Daryn Cresswell, Michael O'Loughlin, Tony Lockett, Troy Luff, Peter Filandia.
Umpires: Bryan Sheehan, Peter Carey, Gavin Dore.

 

2000 — ROUND 14 — GAME 5
Sydney v Essendon
Sunday, June 11, 2000
at the SCG, (2.10pm AEST), crowd: 29,199
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 3.3-21 (1) 5.6-36 9.10-64 (12) 11.10-76
ESS 3.2-20 7.6-48 (12) 7.10-52 12.17-89 (13)
Goals: Essendon: Lloyd 4, Hird 3, Lucas 2, Ramanauskas, Alessio, Caracella. Sydney: O'Loughlin 3, Nicks 3, Schwass 2, Fosdike, Bolton, Feast.
Best: Essendon: Lucas, Hird, Misiti, Fletcher, Long. Sydney: Nicks, O'Loughlin, Schwass, Cresswell, Fosdike, Schauble.
Umpires: David Howlett, Martin Ellis, Kieron Nicholls.

 

2001 — ROUND 4 — GAME 2
Sydney v Essendon
Friday(N), April 20, 2001
at the SCG, (7.40pm AEST), crowd: 40,131
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 1.5-11 2.6-18 4.13-37 6.19-55
ESS 3.3-21 (10) 8.6-54 (36) 14.8-92 (55) 15.12-102 (47)
Goals: Essendon: Blake Caracella 3, James Hird 3, Mark Mercuri 2, Sean Wellman, Mark McVeigh, Damien Hardwick, Paul Barnard, Scott Lucas, Damien Peverill, Mark Bolton. Sydney: Robbie Ahmat 2, Troy Luff, Andrew Schauble, Adam Goodes, Michael O'Loughlin.
Best: Essendon: Adam Ramanauskas, Mark Mercuri, Mark Johnson, James Hird, Dustin Fletcher. Sydney: Daryn Cresswell, Wayne Schwass, Michael O'Loughlin, Troy Luff, Adam Goodes.
Umpires: David Howlett, Michael Vozzo, Stephen McBurney.
Reports: BRETT KIRK (S) for striking BLAKE CARCELLA (E) in the fourth quarter. The Tribunal found Kirk not guilty. MATTHEW NICKS (S) for wrestling in the second quarter. DAMIEN PEVERILL (E) for wrestling in the second quarter. Peverill (E) was fined $600, Nicks (S) $1200.

 

2001 — ROUND 19 — GAME 7
Essendon v Sydney
Sunday, August 12, 2001
at Docklands, (2.10pm AEST), crowd: 45,057
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
ESS 1.3-9 2.8-20 5.11-41 11.13-79 (2)
SYD 2.5-17 (8) 7.6-48 (28) 9.8-62 (21) 11.11-77
Goals: Essendon: Steven Alessio 4, Mark Mercuri, Adam Ramanauskas, Paul Barnard, Joe Misiti, Scott Lucas, Gary Moorcroft, Blake Caracella. Sydney: Matthew Nicks 3, Greg Stafford, Paul Williams, Stuart Maxfield, Daniel McPherson, Michael O'Loughlin, Jude Bolton, Jason Ball, Adam Goodes.
Best: Essendon: Steven Alessio, Damien Hardwick, Dustin Fletcher, Joe Misiti, Jason Johnson. Sydney: Jason Ball, Paul Williams, Paul Kelly, Wayne Schwass, Brad Seymour.
Umpires: Gavin Dore, Hayden Kennedy, Stuart Wenn.

 

2002 — ROUND 9 — GAME 5
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (n), May 25, 2002
at Homebush, (7.25pm AEST), crowd: 54,129
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 3.7-25 4.11-35 8.12-60 11.17-83
ESS 6.1-37 (12) 7.6-48 (13) 9.9-63 (3) 12.13-85 (2)
Goals: Essendon: Steven Alessio 3, Scott Lucas 2, Chris Heffernan 2, Mark Johnson, Mark Mercuri, Dean Rioli, Paul Barnard, Justin Blumfield. Sydney: Matthew Nicks 4, Barry Hall 3, Paul Williams 2, Stuart Maxfield, Michael O’Loughlin.
Best: Essendon: Steven Alessio, Mark McVeigh, Dustin Fletcher, Sean Wellman, Paul Salmon. Sydney: Matthew Nicks, Daryn Cresswell, Paul Williams, Jared Crouch, Ben Mathews.
Umpires: Mathew James, Brett Allen, Matthew Head.
Reports: DEAN RIOLI (Ess) for striking BEN FIXTER (Syd) in the third quarter. This charge was later withdrawn. DEAN RIOLI (Ess) for eye-gouging PAUL WILLIAMS (Syd) in the third quarter. Rioli pleaded not guilty. The tribunal however ruled him guilty and suspended Rioli for three matches.

 

2003 — ROUND 11 — GAME 4
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (n), June 7, 2003
Homebush Stadium, 7.20pm EST, crowd: 45,917
Conditions: Good
Weather: Fine night
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 4.0-24 (16) 7.2-44 16.4-100 (41) 21.7-133 (54)
ESS 1.2-8 7.3-45 (1) 9.5-59 12.7-79
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 5.1, Nick Davis 4, Adam Goodes 3, Matthew Nicks 2, Michael O'Loughlin 2, Paul Williams, Daryn Cresswell, Adam Schneider, Brett Kirk, Ryan O'Keefe. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 5.0, Scott Lucas 3, Dean Rioli 2, Ted Richards, Damian Cupido.
Best: Sydney: Barry Hall, Adam Goodes, Paul Williams, Jason Ball, Nick Davis, Matthew Nicks. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd, Mark Johnson, Mark Mercuri, Scott Lucas, Marc Bullen.
Umpires: Mathew James, Brett Allen, Michael Avon.

 

2004 — ROUND 6 — GAME 3
Essendon v Sydney
Saturday, May 1, 2004
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: about 38,946
Conditions: Wet and slippery early following rain
Weather: Overcast, turning to afternoon sunshine
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
ESS 5.6-36 (9) 7.8-50 (20) 12.10-82 (27) 16.12-108 (10)
SYD 4.3-27 4.6-30 8.7-55 15.8-98
Goals: Essendon: Dean Solomon 3, Matthew Lloyd 3, Damien Peverill 2, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Brent Stanton, James Hird, Jason Johnson, Scott Lucas, Justin Murphy, Ricky Dyson, Dean Rioli. Sydney: Barry Hall 4, Ryan O'Keefe 2, Adam Schneider 2, Paul Williams 2, Stuart Maxfield, Jude Bolton, Nick Davis, Craig Bolton, Brett Kirk.
Best: Essendon: James Hird, Dean Solomon, David Hille, Adam McPhee, Damien Peverill, Mark Bolton. Sydney: Barry Hall, Paul Bevan, Brett Kirk, Ryan O'Keefe, Jason Saddington.
Umpires: Simon Meredith, Martin Ellis, Darren Goldspink.

 

2004 — ROUND 21 — GAME 4
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (n), August 21, 2004
Homebush, 7.20pm AEST, crowd: 46,440
Conditions: Very good
Weather: 18C, fine
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 2.2-14 10.2-62 (15) 15.6-96 (15) 17.8-110 (20)
ESS 3.9-27 (13) 6.11-47 11.15-81 12.18-90
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 6.0, Nick Davis 3, Ryan O'Keefe 3, Michael O'Loughlin 2, Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes, Ben Mathews. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 3, Jobe Watson 2, Mark Johnson 2, Scott Lucas 2, Jason Johnson, Jason Laycock, James Hird.
Best: Sydney: Barry Hall, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton, Ryan O'Keefe, Ben Mathews, Nick Davis. Essendon: Jason Lucas, Dean Solomon, Mark McVeigh, Scott Lucas, James Hird, Damien Peverill.
Umpires: Corin Rowe, Shaun Ryan, Darren Goldspink.

 

2005 — ROUND 7— GAME 5
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (n), May 7, 2005
Stadium Australia, Homebush, 7.10pm AEST, crowd: 31,668
Conditions: Good
Weather: 18C, cool but clear
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 3.5-23 7.8-50 9.11-65 13.16-94 (6)
ESS 4.0-24 (1) 10.1-61 (11) 13.3-81 (16) 14.4-88
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 4, Michael O'Loughlin 3, Ryan O'Keefe 2, Adam Goodes, Luke Vogels, Amon Buchanan, Jarred Moore. Essendon: Scott Lucas 4, Matthew Lloyd 4, Jayson Laycock 2, Brent Stanton 2, Mark McVeigh, Andrew Lovett.
Best: Sydney: Brett Kirk, Barry Hall, Michael O'Loughlin, Jared Crouch, Amon Buchanan, Jude Bolton. Essendon: Adam McPhee, Scott Lucas, Mark McVeigh, Damien Peverill, Brent Stanton.
Umpires (gold): Michael Vozzo, Martin Ellis, Shane McInerney.

 

2005 — ROUND 19 — GAME 4
Essendon v Sydney
Saturday (n), August 6, 2005
Docklands, 7.40pm AEST, Roof: closed, crowd: 41,629
Conditions: Good (patchy appearance)
Weather: 12C, cool night
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
ESS 5.0-30 (10) 10.1-61 (10) 13.6-84 (1) 15.8-98
SYD 3.2-20 8.3-51 13.5-83 18.10-118 (20)
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 7.0, Luke Vogels 2, Adam Goodes 2, Ryan O'Keefe 2, Luke Ball, Amon Buchanan, Luke Ablett, Michael O'Loughlin, Nic Fosdike. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 4, Scott Lucas 2, Andrew Lovett 2, Angus Monfries, James Hird, Ted Richards, Damien Peverill, David Hille, Henry Slattery, Jason Winderlich.
Best: Sydney: Luke Ablett, Barry Hall, Ryan O'Keefe, Michael O'Loughlin, Amon Buchanan, Tadgh Kennelly, Jude Bolton. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd, Andrew Lovett, Brent Stanton, Jason Johnson, Damien Peverill, Scott Lucas.
Umpires (gold): Scott McLaren, Martin Ellis, Troy Pannell.
Report:
l Aaron Henneman (Ess) cited by the MRP and accepted a two-game suspension for striking Adam Schneider (Syd) during the first quarter.

 

2006 — ROUND 1 — GAME 4
Essendon v Sydney
Saturday (n), April 1, 2006
Docklands, 7.10pm AEDT, Roof closed; crowd: 45,355
Conditions: Good
Weather: 15C, cool
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
ESS 9.1-55 (41) 11.3-69 (17) 13.6-84 17.6-108 (27)
SYD 2.2-14 8.4-52 10.6-66 12.9-81
Goals: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 8.2, Scott Lucas 4, Scott Camporeale, Chris Heffernan, Mark Johnson, Andrew Lovett, Mark McVeigh. Sydney: Barry Hall 7.2, Michael O'Loughlin 2, Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes, Ben Mathews.
Best: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd, Scott Lucas, Jobe Watson, Chris Heffernan, Andrew Lovett, Dustin Fletcher. Sydney: Barry Hall, Amon Buchanan, Adam Goodes, Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Ryan O'Keefe.
Umpires: Shaun Ryan, Matt Stevic, Michael Avon.
Report: The MRP cited Henry Slattery (Ess) for striking Jude Bolton (Syd) during the third quarter. Slattery accepted a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.

 

2006 — ROUND 18 — GAME 4
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (n), August 5, 2006
SCG, 7.10pm AEST, crowd: 25,465
Conditions: Good, in light of recent rains
Weather: 14C, cool; intermittent rain from half-time
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 4.1-25 (9) 6.9-45 (23) 13.10-88 (41) 17.14-116 (43)
ESS 2.4-16 3.4-22 7.5-47 11.7-73
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 6.2, Heath Grundy 2, Michael O'Loughlin 2, Ryan O'Keefe 2, Nick Malceski, Adam Schneider, Luke Ablett, Jarrad McVeigh, Jude Bolton Essendon: Scott Lucas 4, Angus Monfries 2, Mark Bolton, Andrew Lovett, Jason Johnson, Andrew Lovett-Murray, Andrew Walsh.
Best: Sydney: Luke Ablett, Barry Hall, Adam Schneider, Ryan O'Keefe, Darren Jolly, Brett Kirk, Craig Bolton. Essendon: Scott Lucas, Jobe Watson, Mark Bolton, Andrew Lovett-Murray.
Umpires: Michael Vozzo, Justin Schmitt, Scott Jeffery.
Report:

Brett Kirk (Syd) reported on match day by umpire Michael Vozzo for engaging in rough conduct against Ricky Dyson (Ess) during the first quarter. The MRP assessment was that Kirk made contact to Dyson's shoulder and neck area but the nature of the contact was not a reportable action.

 

2007 — ROUND 10 — GAME 5
Sydney v Essendon
Saturday (n), June 2, 2007
SCG, 7.15pm AEST, crowd: 26,647
Conditions: Good, with heavy dew
Weather: 16C, cool and clear
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 3.2-20 7.4-46 (2) 8.4-52 (3) 11.7-73
ESS 5.1-31 (11) 7.2-44 7.7-49 11.8-74 (1)
Goals: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 3, Mark Bolton 2, Mark McVeigh 2, Andrew Welsh, Mark Johnson, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton. Sydney: Nick Davis 3, Craig Bolton, Barry Hall, Adam Goodes, Michael O'Loughlin, Nic Fosdike, Sean Dempster, Adam Schneider, Paul Bevan.
Best: Essendon: Dustin Fletcher, Justin Winderlich, Mark McVeigh, Matthew Lloyd. Sydney: Brett Kirk, Adam Schneider, Ted Richards, Amon Buchanan, Peter Everitt.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Scott McLaren, Ray Chamberlain.

ALL THE GAMES, ALL THE STATS SINCE 1897

ESSENDON versus SOUTH MELB–SYDNEY
P W L D P W L D
206 128 77 1 206 77 128 1

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HIGHEST SCORES
1964-R18-WH 28.16-184 (v 19) 1987-R17-SCG 36.20-236 (v 73)
1950-R2-WH 29.7-181 (v 76) 1977-R2-AP 27.13-175 (v 98)
1993-R4-SCG 28.13-181 (v 95) 1986-R16-SCG 24.18-162 (v 103)
1981-R21-WH 26.23-179 (v 68) 1984-R21-SCG 23.17-155 (v 99)

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GREATEST WINNING MARGINS
1964-R18-WH 165pts (184-19) 1987-R17-SCG 163pts (236-73)
1981-R21-WH 111pts (179-68) 1977-R2-AP 77pts (175-98)
1950-R2-WH 105pts (v 181-76) 1934-R14-WH 75pts (146-71)
1950-R13-AP 92pts (149-57) 1986-R16-SCG 59pts (162-103)

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ESSENDON — BEST IN GOALS
13.4 Matthew Lloyd, 99-R3-MCG
11.2 John Coleman, 50-R2-WH
11.4 John Coleman, 53-R2-AP
9 Greg Stockdale, 28-R14-WH
9.7 Keith Forbes, 36-R16-WH
9.6 Hugh Mitchell, 55-R8-WH
8.3 Ted Fordham, 64-R18-WH
8.1 Bradley Plain, 91-R5-SCG
8.1 Scott Cummings, 94-R14-MCG
8.2 Matthew Lloyd, 2006-R1-Dok
7 Otto Landman, 1908-R8-EM
7 Ray Powell, 1944-R18-JO
7 John Coleman, 1949-R9-AP
7 Greg Tate, 1950-R13-AP
7 John Coleman, 1951-R14-WH
7.1 Ron Evans, 1958-R11-AP
7.4 Alan Noonan, 1967-R15-WH
7.3 Alan Noonan, 1973-R13-WH
7.2 Wayne Primmer, 1978-R1-WH
7.3 Terry Daniher, 1979-R21-P
7.3 Paul Salmon, 1984-R11-WH
7.5 Paul Salmon, 1985-R22-SCG
7.2 Simon Madden, 1991-R20-WH
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SOUTH MELB-SYDNEY — BEST IN GOALS
15.3 Bob Pratt, 1934-R3-AP
11.5 Bob Pratt, 1934-R14-WH
9.4 Lindsay White, 1942-PF-PP
9.1 Graham Teasdale, 1977-R9-AP
8.2 Bob Pratt, 1932-R5-AP
8.3 Warwick Capper, 1986-R16-SCG
8.3 Bernard Toohey, 1989-R21-SCG
8.3 Simon Minton-Connell, 1993-R19-SCG
8.2 Tony Lockett, 1996-R6-SCG
7 Ted Johnson, 1923-2SF-MCG
7 Austin Robertson, 1930-R12-WH
7.3 Laurie Nash, 1934-R14-WH
7.4 John Roberts, 1980-R3-P
7.0 Barry Hall, 2005-R19-Dok
7.2 Barry Hall, 2006-R1-Dok

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LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE
ESSENDON SOUTH MELB-SYDNEY
9 games, 1959-64, 1971-75 8 games, 1915-1920
8 games, 1988-2002 7 games, 1933-35
7 games, 1897-99, 1941-44, 1990-94 4 games, 1906-07, 1987-89
6 games, 1900-02, 1946-48, 1977-80 3 games, 1908-09, 1926-27
1930-32, 2004-05

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DRAWN MATCHES
1996-R6-SCG

Sydney 14.6-90, Essendon 12.18-90

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LOWEST SCORES — 1897-1924
ESSENDON SOUTH MELB-SYDNEY
1900-R8-AP 1.4-10 (v 38) 1899-R3-EM 0.9-9 (v 15)
1899-B3R-AP 2.1-13 (v 28) 1901-A1R-AP 1.3-9 v (v 69)
1899-R3-EM 1.9-15 (v 9) 1897-R6-AP 2.3-15 (v 19)
1897-R6-AP 1.13-19 (v 15) 1904-R1-EM 2.5-17 (v 58)

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LOWEST SCORES — since 1925
ESSENDON SOUTH MELB-SYDNEY
1933-R16-AP 6.4-40 (v 82) 1964-R18-WH 2.7-19 (v 184)
1970-R14-P 5.10-40 (v 71) 1965-R17-WH 4.7-31 (v 97)
1945-R10-JO 5.11-41 (v 87) 1928-R3-WH 5.11-41 (v 85)
1954-R2-WH 5.18-48 (v 61) 1944-R18-WH 6.8-44 (v 126)

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ESSENDON — BEST SCORE IN EACH QUARTER

1st QUARTER

2nd QUARTER

9.7-61 v 2.1-13 1984-R11-WH 10.3-63 v 3.4-22 1981-R21-WH
9.1-55 v 2.2-14 2006-R1-Dok 9.6-60 v 1.2-8 1978-R12-AP
8.3-51 v 2.4-16 1985-R22-SCG 9.3-57 v 3.1-19 1983-R12-WH
8.3-51 v 4.4-28 1993-R4-SCG 9.3-57 v 4.5-29 1991-R20-WH
8.3-51 v 1.2-8 1999-4QF-MCG

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3rd QUARTER

4th QUARTER

10.5-65 v 2.3-15 1983-R12-WH 12.3-75 v 2.2-14 1950-R2-WH
9.1-55 v 1.0-6 1964-R18-WH 11.2-68 v 2.4-16 1991-R5-SCG
8.6-54 v 1.3-9 1947-R12-AP 9.3-57 v 1.4-10 1957-R5-AP
8.5-53 v 2.1-13 1973-R13-WH 8.8-56 v 1.2-8 1948-R4-AP

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SOUTH MELB-SYDNEY — BEST SCORE IN EACH QUARTER

1st QUARTER

2nd QUARTER

9.3-57 v 4.1-25 1977-R2-AP 10.4-64 v 3.0-18 1987-R17-SCG
8.2-50 v 0.2-2 1983-R1-SCG 8.5-53 v 4.3-27 1995-R13-SCG
7.4-46 v 5.5-35 1975-R13-WH 8.0-48 v 3.2-20 2004-R21-Hom
7.2-44 v 4.3-27 1995-R13-SCG 7.3-45 v 0.2-2 1934-R14-WH

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3rd QUARTER

4th QUARTER

9.2-56 v 2.2-14 2003-R11-Hom 13.7-85 v 1.2-8 1987-R17-SCG
9.1-55 v 3.6-24 1991-R5-SCG 9.5-59 v 0.3-3 1934-R14-WH
8.6-54 v 1.3-9 1978-R12-AP 9.3-57 v 3.2-20 1977-R2-AP
8.5-53 v 2.3-15 1987-R17-SCG 9.2-56 v 5.3-33 1986-R16-SCG

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FINAL SCORE

Margin
93-R4-SCG Su-Apr 18 9,023 Ess 28.13-181 d Syd 14.11-95 86pts
93-R19-MCG Fr(N)Aug 6 22,813 Ess 18.9-117 d Syd 13.18-96 21pts
94-R14-MCG Su-June 26 27,094 Ess 19.15-129 d Syd 14.11-95 34pts
95-R13-SCG Su-July 2 21,853 Syd 21.12-138 d Ess 17.17-119 19pts
96-R6-SCG Fr(N)May 10 22,088 Syd 14.6-90, Ess 12.18-90 DRAWN
96-R21-MCG Sa-Aug 24 69,237 Ess 14.16-100 d Syd 12.10-82 18pts
96-2PF-SCG Sa(N)Sept 21 41,731 Syd 10.10-70 d Ess 10.9-69 1 pt
97-R15-SCG Su-July 13 36,077 Syd 11.13-79 d Ess 11.12-78 1 pt
98-R11-MCG Fr(N)June 5 62,866 Ess 24.16-160 d Syd 15.10-100 60pts
99-R3-MCG Sa-Apr 10 50,324 Ess 22.17-149 d Syd 9.14-68 81pts
99-R18-SCG Sa(N)July 31 31,776 Ess 15.3-93 d Syd 1.13-79 14pts
99-4QF-MCG Su-Sept 5 57,687 Ess 18.15-123 d Syd 7.12-54 69pts
00-R14-SCG Su-June 11 29,199 Ess 12.17-89 d Syd 11.10-76 13pts
01-R4-SCG Fr(N)Apr 20 40,131 Ess 15.12-102 d Syd 6.19-55 47pts
01-R19-Dok Su-Aug 12 45,057 Ess 11.13-79 d Syd 11.11-77 2pts
02-R9-Hom Sa(N)May 25 54,129 Ess 12.13-85 d Syd 11.17-83 2pts
03-R11-Hom Sa(N)June 7 45,917 Syd 21.7-133 d Ess 12.7-79 54pts
04-R6-MCG Sa-May 1 38,946 Ess 16.12-108 d Syd 15.8-98 10pts
04-R21-Hom Sa(N)-Aug 21 46,440 Syd 17.8-110 d Ess 12.18-90 20pts
05-R7-Hom Sa(N)-May 7 31,688 Syd 13.16-94 d Ess 14.4-88 6pts
05-R19-Dok Sa(N)-Aug 6 41,629 Syd 18.10-118 d Ess 15.8-98 20pts
06-R1-Dok Sa(N)-Apr 1 45,355 Ess 17.6-108 d Syd 12.9-81 27pts
06-R18-SCG Sa(N)Aug 5 25,465 Syd 17.14-116 d Ess 11.7-73 43pts
07-R10-SCG Sa(N)June 2 26,647 Ess 11.8-74 d Syd 11.7-73 1 pt

FROM THE "FOOTYSTATS DIARY" — LAST TIME:

SYDNEY v ESSENDON
l in their 206th meeting the two had the 300th One-Point Result – it was Essendon's 50th, and the 66th for the Swans, and the 7th occasion a VFL-AFL result has been realised at the SCG – it was the 9th time the Dons and Swans have finished with a One Point Margin:

2007-R10(n)-SCG Sydney 11.7-73 v Essendon 11.8-74
1997-R15(n)-SCG Sydney 11.13-79 v Essendon 11.12-78
1996-2PF(n)-SCG Sydney 10.10-70 v Essendon 10.9-69
1983-R1-SCG Sydney 17.9-111 v Essendon 15.20-110
1960-R9-WH Essendon 13.10-88 v South Melb 12.15-87
1946-R13-JO South Melb 9.13-67 v Essendon 10.8-68
1909-R7-EM Essendon 9.8-62 v South Melb 9.9-63
1905-R11-AP South Melb 7.8-50 v Essendon 6.13-49
1901-R13-EM Essendon 6.16-62 v South Melb 8.3-51

l the last One-Point Result in Round 10 was in 1962 when Carlton 7.10-52 pipped Fitzroy 6.15-51 at Brunswick Street ...
l Essendon won three games in a row for the first time since 2004 ...
l MARK JOHNSON (Essendon), qualified for the 200 Club, 184 premiership games, 16 pre-season ... 150th NIC FOSDIKE (Sydney) 1999-2007 ...


THE MATCH
Essendon held off a late charge by Sydney to clinch a one-point victory on a cool Saturday night at the SCG. The Bombers appeared set for a comfortable victory when they were 14 points clear late in the match, but the Swans kicked consecutive goals to close within two points.

Amon Buchanan then just failed to secure an unlikely win, shaving the padding with a snap in the dying seconds to create the final margin.

Or, was it the casual punch from Peter Everitt to put the ball through for a behind to Essendon after the three-quarter time siren sounded?

Jenny McAsey explained in The Australian on Monday – Everitt, like most of his team-mates, most of the Essendon players and most of the SCG crowd, believed a kick from Bomber forward Scott Lucas was a dead ball when it landed short of the goals.

But due to a little-understood rule, AFL spokesman Patrick Keane noted, if the kick was earned before the siren, the ball was still active until it stopped moving or until it was touched by a Bomber. "The attacking team can't punch it through for a point to try to win the match, but in this case, if it touches the hand of the defending team and goes through, it counts as a point. The ball is still active if it is touched by the opposition," Keane said.

Martin Blake in summary in The Age noted: Sheedy's Bombers came to the SCG with a plan – every time Sydney found possession of the football and looked up toward Barry Hall, they had a sea of red and black guernseys in front of them.

Mal Michael was Hall's nominal opponent, but Dustin Fletcher was lurking nearby, ready to sweep across on the numerous occasions Sydney bombed the ball into Big Bad Barry. It was the same plan Essendon employed against Jonathan Brown when the Bombers played Brisbane, and it worked a treat. It was worth noting that in the eight previous games for Sydney against Essendon, Hall had netted 42 goals, averaging better than five a game. Blind Freddy knew that Essendon had to find a way to contain him.

Erin Riley summarised for Sportal: The game ebbed and flowed, with neither team clearly dominating in any of the first three quarters. The tight fourth term saw the Bombers kick early goals. Though the Swans rallied late in the quarter, an Amon Buchanan behind denied the Swans their fairytale ending.

ESSENDON 11.8-74 (Lloyd 3, Bolton 2, McVeigh 2) best, Fletcher, Winderlich, McVeigh, SYDNEY 11.7-73 (Davis 3) best, Kirk, Schneider, Richards.
Saturday night at SCG: 26,647.

No reports.


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