Head to Head Between Essendon and Sydney

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Essendon	34	1	181	47	111
Sydney	38	4	236	54	163

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2024	R23	Essendon						v	Sydney						Marvel Stadium	Aug 16 (Fri 7:40pm)
2024	R2	Sydney	4.4	8.9	13.13	19.17	131	dftd	Essendon	4.1	8.5	10.8	15.11	101	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mar 23 (Sat 7:30pm)
2023	R20	Essendon	5.2	7.4	10.6	15.9	99	lost to	Sydney	5.1	10.5	14.7	15.11	101	Marvel Stadium	Jul 29 (Sat 7:25pm)
2022	R16	Essendon	2.2	7.2	9.3	15.5	95	dftd	Sydney	5.2	7.6	9.14	12.14	86	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 2 (Sat 1:45pm)
2022	R9	Sydney	5.5	9.12	12.16	14.21	105	dftd	Essendon	2.3	4.4	5.7	6.11	47	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 14 (Sat 7:25pm)
2021	R20	Essendon	3.3	6.5	11.5	16.6	102	lost to	Sydney	2.1	4.5	11.7	17.7	109	Gabba	Aug 1 (Sun 3:10pm)
2021	R4	Sydney	2.5	7.9	9.11	11.17	83	dftd	Essendon	4.1	7.4	10.6	12.8	80	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 8 (Thu 7:20pm)
2020	R2	Sydney	2.0	5.3	9.4	11.7	73	lost to	Essendon	5.2	6.3	10.6	12.7	79	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 14 (Sun 3:35pm)
2019	R16	Essendon	2.3	4.5	7.5	11.10	76	dftd	Sydney	1.2	3.6	7.8	9.12	66	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 6 (Sat 1:45pm)
2019	R8	Sydney	2.6	6.8	9.9	11.11	77	dftd	Essendon	2.3	7.3	8.6	10.12	72	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 10 (Fri 7:50pm)
2018	R19	Essendon	2.3	6.7	11.11	15.19	109	dftd	Sydney	3.3	6.4	10.5	10.6	66	Etihad Stadium	Jul 27 (Fri 7:50pm)
2017	EF	Sydney	3.2	13.5	17.5	19.7	121	dftd	Essendon	1.3	3.4	5.8	8.8	56	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sep 9 (Sat 4:20pm)
2017	R14	Sydney	2.5	5.11	8.17	11.20	86	dftd	Essendon	2.4	4.9	7.11	12.13	85	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 23 (Fri 7:50pm)
2016	R7	Sydney	4.3	7.10	12.12	20.15	135	dftd	Essendon	3.3	5.5	6.9	7.12	54	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 7 (Sat 4:35pm)
2015	R1	Sydney	0.1	1.7	3.8	10.12	72	dftd	Essendon	4.3	5.5	9.6	9.6	60	ANZ Stadium	Apr 4 (Sat 4:35pm)
2014	R19	Sydney	5.3	7.8	9.8	11.13	79	dftd	Essendon	1.1	3.4	6.6	8.9	57	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 1 (Fri 7:50pm)
2014	R9	Essendon	1.1	5.3	6.6	9.10	64	lost to	Sydney	7.1	12.4	15.4	18.6	114	Etihad Stadium	May 16 (Fri 7:50pm)
2013	R10	Sydney	3.4	6.7	11.10	17.13	115	dftd	Essendon	1.4	3.7	7.9	10.11	71	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 1 (Sat 4:40pm)
2012	R11	Essendon	1.5	1.11	2.15	11.16	82	lost to	Sydney	5.3	8.6	11.8	13.8	86	Etihad Stadium	Jun 9 (Sat 7:40pm)
2011	R20	Essendon	1.2	8.5	13.7	15.10	100	dftd	Sydney	3.3	9.4	12.6	14.15	99	Etihad Stadium	Aug 6 (Sat 7:10pm)
2011	R2	Sydney	1.5	6.8	10.11	14.14	98	dftd	Essendon	4.4	8.7	12.9	13.15	93	ANZ Stadium	Apr 3 (Sun 2:10pm)
2010	R11	Sydney	3.3	7.5	10.12	12.17	89	dftd	Essendon	2.2	7.5	11.6	12.8	80	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 6 (Sun 1:10pm)
2009	R15	Sydney	4.2	5.8	7.11	10.12	72	lost to	Essendon	4.6	8.8	12.12	15.17	107	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 11 (Sat 2:10pm)
2008	R8	Sydney	4.5	6.11	13.15	21.17	143	dftd	Essendon	0.2	4.7	7.9	7.10	52	ANZ Stadium	May 18 (Sun 2:10pm)
2007	R10	Sydney	3.2	7.4	8.4	11.7	73	lost to	Essendon	5.1	7.2	7.7	11.8	74	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 2 (Sat 7:10pm)
2006	R18	Sydney	4.1	6.9	13.10	17.14	116	dftd	Essendon	2.4	3.4	7.5	11.7	73	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 5 (Sat 7:10pm)
2006	R1	Essendon	9.1	11.3	13.6	17.6	108	dftd	Sydney	2.2	8.4	10.6	12.9	81	Telstra Dome	Apr 1 (Sat 7:10pm)
2005	R19	Essendon	5.0	10.1	13.6	15.8	98	lost to	Sydney	3.2	8.3	13.5	18.10	118	Telstra Dome	Aug 6 (Sat 7:10pm)
2005	R7	Sydney	3.5	7.8	9.11	13.16	94	dftd	Essendon	4.0	10.1	13.3	14.4	88	Telstra Stadium	May 7 (Sat 7:10pm)
2005	R7	Sydney	3.5	7.8	9.11	13.16	94	dftd	Essendon	4.0	10.1	13.3	14.4	88	ANZ Stadium	May 7 (Sat 7:10pm)
2004	R21	Sydney	2.2	10.2	15.6	17.8	110	dftd	Essendon	3.9	6.11	11.15	12.18	90	Telstra Stadium	Aug 21 (Sat 7:20pm)
2004	R21	Sydney	2.2	10.2	15.6	17.8	110	dftd	Essendon	3.9	6.11	11.15	12.18	90	ANZ Stadium	Aug 21 (Sat 7:20pm)
2004	R6	Essendon	5.6	7.8	12.10	16.12	108	dftd	Sydney	4.3	4.6	8.7	15.8	98	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 1 (Sat 2:10pm)
2003	R11	Sydney	4.0	7.2	16.4	21.7	133	dftd	Essendon	1.2	7.3	9.5	12.7	79	Telstra Stadium	Jun 7 (Sat 7:20pm)
2003	R11	Sydney	4.0	7.2	16.4	21.7	133	dftd	Essendon	1.2	7.3	9.5	12.7	79	ANZ Stadium	Jun 7 (Sat 7:20pm)
2002	R9	Sydney	3.7	4.11	8.12	11.17	83	lost to	Essendon	6.1	7.6	9.9	12.13	85	Stadium Australia	May 25 (Sat 7:10pm)
2001	R19	Essendon	1.3	2.8	5.11	11.13	79	dftd	Sydney	2.5	7.6	9.8	11.11	77	Colonial Stadium	Aug 12 (Sun)
2001	R4	Sydney	1.5	2.6	4.13	6.19	55	lost to	Essendon	3.3	8.6	14.8	15.12	102	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 20 (Fri)
2000	R14	Sydney	3.3	5.6	9.10	11.10	76	lost to	Essendon	3.2	7.6	7.10	12.17	89	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 11 (Sun)
1999	QF	Essendon	8.3	11.9	14.12	18.15	123	dftd	Sydney	1.2	3.3	6.9	7.12	54	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 5 (Sun)
1999	R18	Sydney	2.3	5.5	8.9	11.13	79	lost to	Essendon	6.1	11.2	13.2	15.3	93	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 31 (Sat)
1999	R3	Essendon	3.3	10.4	17.11	22.17	149	dftd	Sydney	3.6	4.10	8.12	9.14	68	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 10 (Sat)
1998	R11	Essendon	7.8	13.11	20.12	24.16	160	dftd	Sydney	4.1	8.4	11.9	15.10	100	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 5 (Fri)
1997	R15	Sydney	2.4	5.7	6.12	11.13	79	dftd	Essendon	2.3	5.4	9.8	11.12	78	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 13 (Sun)
1996	PF	Sydney	1.3	6.6	8.7	10.10	70	dftd	Essendon	4.4	4.6	8.6	10.9	69	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sep 21 (Sat)
1996	R21	Essendon	3.6	8.7	12.12	14.16	100	dftd	Sydney	5.4	9.5	11.8	12.10	82	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 24 (Sat)
1996	R6	Sydney	3.0	7.0	8.3	14.6	90	drew	Essendon	1.4	6.7	10.13	12.18	90	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 3 (Fri)
1995	R13	Sydney	7.2	15.7	19.8	21.12	138	dftd	Essendon	4.3	8.6	11.14	17.17	119	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 2 (Sun)
1994	R14	Essendon	5.6	10.8	15.14	19.15	129	dftd	Sydney	2.2	5.5	9.8	14.11	95	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 26 (Sun)
1993	R19	Essendon	4.3	9.5	12.8	18.9	117	dftd	Sydney	2.6	3.12	8.15	13.18	96	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 6 (Fri)
1993	R4	Sydney	4.4	6.7	9.7	14.11	95	lost to	Essendon	8.3	17.5	23.9	28.13	181	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 18 (Sun)
1992	R11	Essendon	3.7	6.8	9.15	16.20	116	dftd	Sydney	0.5	4.7	5.11	10.13	73	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 31 (Sun)
1991	R20	Essendon	4.5	13.8	18.16	22.19	151	dftd	Sydney	2.3	6.8	8.9	12.12	84	Windy Hill	Aug 3 (Sat)
1991	R5	Sydney	6.4	8.11	17.12	19.16	130	lost to	Essendon	4.6	10.9	13.15	24.17	161	Sydney Cricket Ground	Apr 19 (Fri)
1990	R10	Sydney	3.2	4.3	6.6	11.8	74	lost to	Essendon	6.4	14.6	20.10	25.14	164	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 3 (Sun)
1989	R21	Sydney	4.8	7.11	11.17	15.20	110	dftd	Essendon	3.3	8.7	12.9	15.14	104	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 25 (Fri)
1989	R12	Essendon	2.0	5.2	5.6	7.8	50	lost to	Sydney	5.6	5.8	5.10	7.13	55	Windy Hill	Jun 17 (Sat)
1988	R10	Sydney	4.1	7.4	10.9	11.11	77	dftd	Essendon	2.0	3.3	4.7	8.7	55	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jun 3 (Fri)
1987	R17	Sydney	5.4	15.8	23.13	36.20	236	dftd	Essendon	5.2	8.2	10.5	11.7	73	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 26 (Sun)
1987	R4	Essendon	3.3	5.3	10.8	17.11	113	dftd	Sydney	1.2	6.7	6.10	9.12	66	Windy Hill	Apr 20 (Mon)
1986	R16	Sydney	3.5	8.9	15.16	24.18	162	dftd	Essendon	4.1	6.7	10.10	15.13	103	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jul 13 (Sun)
1986	R11	Essendon	4.1	7.3	7.3	9.4	58	lost to	Sydney	3.5	4.9	8.16	10.18	78	Windy Hill	Jun 9 (Mon)
1985	R22	Sydney	2.4	3.7	8.9	11.12	78	lost to	Essendon	8.3	15.8	20.14	24.21	165	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sep 1 (Sun)
1985	R11	Essendon	6.4	10.8	12.9	17.11	113	dftd	Sydney	1.2	4.2	9.3	11.5	71	Windy Hill	Jun 8 (Sat)
1984	R21	Sydney	5.1	10.5	15.11	23.17	155	dftd	Essendon	5.4	8.8	12.13	14.15	99	Sydney Cricket Ground	Aug 26 (Sun)
1984	R11	Essendon	9.7	14.11	16.12	20.15	135	dftd	Sydney	2.1	7.6	11.8	14.10	94	Windy Hill	Jun 9 (Sat)
1983	R12	Essendon	1.5	10.8	20.13	23.18	156	dftd	Sydney	6.1	9.2	11.5	13.5	83	Windy Hill	Jun 11 (Sat)
1983	R1	Sydney	8.2	10.4	14.7	17.9	111	dftd	Essendon	0.2	7.9	12.15	15.20	110	Sydney Cricket Ground	Mar 27 (Sun)
1982	R16	Essendon	4.2	9.6	9.9	12.10	82	lost to	Sydney	6.2	10.6	14.8	17.13	115	Windy Hill	Jul 17 (Sat)
1982	R6	Sydney	3.7	5.11	11.17	15.21	111	lost to	Essendon	4.2	10.4	12.9	18.9	117	Sydney Cricket Ground	May 2 (Sun)
1981	R21	Essendon	5.7	15.10	21.19	26.23	179	dftd	Sydney	3.0	6.4	7.5	10.8	68	Windy Hill	Aug 22 (Sat)
1981	R11	Sydney	3.1	6.3	8.6	12.8	80	lost to	Essendon	3.6	4.8	10.14	15.18	108	Lake Oval	Jun 8 (Mon)
1980	R16	Essendon	4.5	9.7	13.8	20.9	129	lost to	Sydney	4.2	9.7	14.16	19.19	133	Windy Hill	Jul 19 (Sat)
1980	R3	Essendon	2.8	8.10	16.11	24.12	156	dftd	Sydney	3.7	8.14	10.15	14.17	101	Waverley Park	Apr 12 (Sat)

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs Sydney)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Errol Gulden	4	Sydney	80	20	30	7.5	110	27.5	33	8.3	13	3.3	3	7	4	1	0	24	457	114.3
Zach Merrett	4	Essendon	57	14.3	52	13	109	27.3	20	5	17	4.3	11	1	5	1.3	0	30	441	110.3
Chad Warner	4	Sydney	65	16.3	46	11.5	111	27.8	19	4.8	9	2.3	5	4	6	1.5	3	39	412	103
Tom Papley	4	Sydney	59	14.8	23	5.8	82	20.5	31	7.8	7	1.8	8	2	9	2.3	8	62	408	102
Jake Lloyd	4	Sydney	67	16.8	29	7.3	96	24	24	6	9	2.3	4	3	0	0	1	1	363	90.8
Callum Mills	3	Sydney	37	12.3	19	6.3	56	18.7	13	4.3	19	6.3	5	3	1	0.3	2	8	268	89.3
Darcy Parish	3	Essendon	41	13.7	38	12.7	79	26.3	8	2.7	12	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	264	88
Dyson Heppell	4	Essendon	51	12.8	43	10.8	94	23.5	26	6.5	5	1.3	4	1	1	0.3	0	6	344	86
Isaac Heeney	4	Sydney	34	8.5	37	9.3	71	17.8	25	6.3	13	3.3	3	2	6	1.5	4	40	340	85
Luke Parker	3	Sydney	37	12.3	24	8	61	20.3	12	4	13	4.3	3	3	1	0.3	0	6	247	82.3
Nic Martin	4	Essendon	47	11.8	33	8.3	80	20	18	4.5	9	2.3	3	2	2	0.5	1	13	307	76.8
Nick Hind	4	Essendon	60	15	16	4	76	19	16	4	8	2	0	3	2	0.5	2	14	297	74.3
Mason Redman	3	Essendon	47	15.7	15	5	62	20.7	15	5	2	0.7	1	3	1	0.3	0	6	222	74
Andrew McGrath	3	Essendon	41	13.7	22	7.3	63	21	10	3.3	5	1.7	2	1	0	0	1	1	217	72.3
Nick Blakey	4	Sydney	54	13.5	24	6	78	19.5	15	3.8	8	2	4	3	1	0.3	1	7	289	72.3
Kyle Langford	3	Essendon	25	8.3	12	4	37	12.3	15	5	5	1.7	0	3	8	2.7	1	49	204	68
Braeden Campbell	3	Sydney	33	11	13	4.3	46	15.3	10	3.3	10	3.3	2	1	0	0	4	4	198	66
James Rowbottom	4	Sydney	32	8	33	8.3	65	16.3	7	1.8	23	5.8	6	6	0	0	0	0	263	65.8
Sam Wicks	3	Sydney	16	5.3	28	9.3	44	14.7	7	2.3	10	3.3	4	2	5	1.7	1	31	194	64.7
Jye Caldwell	4	Essendon	25	6.3	46	11.5	71	17.8	11	2.8	12	3	7	2	1	0.3	1	7	256	64
Totals	72		908	12.6	583	8.1	1491	20.7	335	4.7	209	2.9	77	55	53	0.7	30	348	5991	83.2

Please note: Players must have played in at least 3 of the games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs Sydney)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Barry Hall	9	Sydney	120	13.3	30	3.3	150	16.7	92	10.2	9	1	12	1.3	5	12	43	4.8	10	268	990	110
Zach Merrett	16	Essendon	207	12.9	195	12.2	402	25.1	63	3.9	0	0	91	5.7	42	5	10	0.6	3	63	1654	103.4
Chad Warner	5	Sydney	79	15.8	55	11	134	26.8	22	4.4	0	0	15	3	6	4	6	1.2	4	40	507	101.4
Errol Gulden	6	Sydney	98	16.3	43	7.2	141	23.5	41	6.8	0	0	17	2.8	4	10	5	0.8	3	33	578	96.3
Luke Parker	17	Sydney	219	12.9	212	12.5	431	25.4	78	4.6	2	0.1	76	4.5	24	31	11	0.6	10	76	1628	95.8
Jobe Watson	14	Essendon	161	11.5	168	12	329	23.5	53	3.8	5	0.4	77	5.5	17	10	7	0.5	5	47	1325	94.6
Josh P. Kennedy	18	Sydney	228	12.7	255	14.2	483	26.8	51	2.8	0	0	76	4.2	16	14	9	0.5	7	61	1686	93.7
James Hird	14	Essendon	202	14.4	98	7	300	21.4	82	5.9	8	0.6	22	1.6	17	16	25	1.8	21	171	1284	91.7
Dyson Heppell	18	Essendon	254	14.1	184	10.2	438	24.3	95	5.3	9	0.5	48	2.7	24	8	4	0.2	4	28	1644	91.3
Daryn Cresswell	17	Sydney	277	16.3	119	7	396	23.3	87	5.1	3	0.2	31	1.8	3	6	14	0.8	10	94	1536	90.4
Shane Mumford	5	Sydney	25	5	39	7.8	64	12.8	21	4.2	154	30.8	17	3.4	8	5	3	0.6	0	18	449	89.8
Callum Mills	11	Sydney	133	12.1	88	8	221	20.1	71	6.5	0	0	45	4.1	12	9	3	0.3	3	21	974	88.5
Jake Lloyd	16	Sydney	248	15.5	133	8.3	381	23.8	97	6.1	0	0	30	1.9	9	10	2	0.1	2	14	1414	88.4
Callum Sinclair	6	Sydney	55	9.2	26	4.3	81	13.5	25	4.2	119	19.8	19	3.2	8	2	6	1	5	41	530	88.3
Isaac Heeney	14	Sydney	150	10.7	98	7	248	17.7	79	5.6	0	0	54	3.9	10	8	19	1.4	13	127	1212	86.6
Brendon Goddard	8	Essendon	96	12	96	12	192	24	38	4.8	6	0.8	15	1.9	7	2	4	0.5	3	27	688	86
Ryan O'Keefe	16	Sydney	188	11.8	104	6.5	292	18.3	71	4.4	0	0	71	4.4	13	14	19	1.2	10	124	1364	85.3
Matthew Lloyd	17	Essendon	179	10.5	48	2.8	227	13.4	113	6.6	1	0.1	21	1.2	16	25	69	4.1	28	442	1440	84.7
Daniel Hannebery	10	Sydney	100	10	129	12.9	229	22.9	38	3.8	0	0	42	4.2	13	6	1	0.1	3	9	844	84.4
Patrick Ryder	11	Essendon	87	7.9	44	4	131	11.9	56	5.1	227	20.6	33	3	9	8	6	0.5	9	45	906	82.4
Totals	248		3106	12.5	2164	8.7	5270	21.2	1273	5.1	543	2.2	812	3.3	263	205	266	1.1	153	1749	22653	91.3

Please note: Players must have played in at least 5 games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

FinalSiren.com - Head to Head Between Essendon and Sydney

Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs Sydney)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs Sydney)