Match Recap
Round 17·Sun, 26-Jul-1987 2:10 PM·S.C.G.·23,009 att.
Sydney
36.20 (236)
vs
Essendon
11.7 (73)
Sydney won by 163

Sydney defeated Essendon 236–73, by 163 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Sydney outscored Essendon 85–8; Sydney won the disposals count 356–250.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney5.4 (34)15.8 (98)23.13 (151)36.20 (236)36.20 (236)
Essendon5.2 (32)8.2 (50)10.5 (65)11.7 (73)11.7 (73)

Sydney — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Mark Bayes1372041343———————
#16 David Bolton549111—————————
#11 Mark Browning16521242—————————
#14 Michael Byrne681434——12———————
#39 Warwick Capper92116—63————————
#13 Rod Carter52721——————————
#29 Neil Cordy761321——1———————
#34 Paul Hawke1017272121————————
#3 Gerard Healy186241—4—————————
#9 Wayne Henwood1071751——2———————
#22 Craig Holden1462025—1————————
#10 Barry Mitchell1919384131————————
#21 Tony Morwood1431712222—————2——
#35 David Murphy22411——————————
#4 Merv Neagle961553331———————
#20 Peter Quirk112—1——————————
#6 Brett Scott229314231—————3——
#33 Terry Thripp1212244321————————
#15 Bernard Toohey1161741——————————
#26 Stephen Wright169254351—————1——

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#8 Neil Clarke7512322—————————
#38 Daryl Cunningham5510411—————————
#7 Chris Daniher37104——1————————
#5 Terry Daniher1171871——————————
#22 Bill Duckworth336—11—————————
#14 Tony Elshaug810181——1————————
#15 Alan Ezard9514212—————————
#17 Peter Francis3361———————————
#16 Paul Hamilton991841——————————
#33 Glenn Hawker11102121——————————
#9 Shane Heard791634——————————
#46 David Johnston1041414——————————
#35 Gavin Keane204245113————————
#27 Simon Madden55103—2—17———————
#25 Roger Merrett6281———————————
#3 Paul Salmon538311—9———————
#23 Trevor Spencer52733—21———————
#26 Mark Thompson6915531—————————
#30 Kevin Walsh54921——————————
#24 Brian Winton5163———————————