83 vs 80 
| Date | Time | League | Season | Match Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2021 | 7:20 pm | Australian Football League | 2021 | 4 |
GOALS
Sydney: Franklin 3, Reid 2, McInerney 2, Parker, Florent, Mills, Papley
Essendon: Stringer 3, Hooker 3, Waterman 2, Cox, Smith, Parish, Jones
BEST
Sydney: Parker, Warner, Lloyd, Mills, Gulden, Kennedy
Essendon: Merrett, Ridley, Stringer, Parish, Cox
INJURIES
Sydney: Heeney (right hand)
Essendon: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Sydney: James Bell (replaced Isaac Heeney)
Essendon: David Zaharakis (unused)
Crowd: 28,039 at the SCG
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Lance Franklin | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Justin McInerney | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Sam Reid | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 26 | Luke Parker | 1 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Callum Mills | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Oliver Florent | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tom Papley | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Jake Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Chad Warner | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Josh P. Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Jordan Dawson | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Braeden Campbell | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Errol Gulden | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Dane Rampe | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Tom Hickey | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 22 | Nick Blakey | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Tom McCartin | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Sam Wicks | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | George Hewett | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Isaac Heeney | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Logan McDonald | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | James Bell | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 11 |
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cale Hooker | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jake Stringer | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Alec Waterman | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Darcy Parish | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Nik Cox | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Devon Smith | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Harrison Jones | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Jordan Ridley | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Zach Merrett | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Dyson Heppell | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Andrew McGrath | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Nick Hind | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Langford | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Brayden Ham | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Will Snelling | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Matt Guelfi | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Jayden Laverde | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Aaron Francis | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Archie Perkins | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Peter Wright | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 30 | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | David Zaharakis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 |
| 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 369 | 336 |
| 230 | 189 |
| 139 | 147 |
| 84 | 78 |
| 53 | 73 |
| 36 | 26 |
KO
KO
FT
| Sydney Cricket Ground |
|---|
| 40 Driver Ave, Moore Park NSW 2021, Australia |
