Fitzroy vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 4-May-1968
Final Round 4
Fitzroy Coach: Bill Stephen
97 13.19
85 12.13
Footscray Coach: Charlie Sutton
Princes Park Fitzroy by 12

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FIT5.53.64.71.197
FTS1.34.53.14.485

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
John NewnhamFIT
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
John NewnhamFIT
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FITFTS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals12
18Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

287Disposals216
224Kicks201
63Handballs15

Clearance / Contest

45Hitouts30

Other

57Marks66

How the match finished

Fitzroy beat Footscray by 12 points, 97–85.

Fitzroy took a 33-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 12 by the final siren, scoring 28 points to 7 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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