Table: t_1961_vfl_match_8
Columns: home_team
home_team_score
away_team
away_team_score
venue
crowd
date

Question: What is the home team score when the home team is Essendon?
SQL: SELECT "home_team_score" FROM t_1961_vfl_match_8 WHERE "home_team" = 'essendon'

Question: What is the home team when the home team score is 12.17 (89)?
SQL: SELECT "home_team" FROM t_1961_vfl_match_8 WHERE "home_team_score" = '12.17 (89)'

Question: What is the away team when the away team score is 10.10 (70)?
SQL: SELECT "away_team" FROM t_1961_vfl_match_8 WHERE "away_team_score" = '10.10 (70)'