Footscray vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 5-Jun-1971
Final Round 10
Footscray Coach: Ted Whitten
124 19.10
122 18.14
Geelong Coach: Bill McMaster
Waverley Park Footscray by 2

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS2.33.47.27.1124
GEE5.52.35.46.2122

Match Leaders

Goals
5
3 tied leaders
Bernie QuinlanFTS
Behinds
5
Doug WadeGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSGEE

Scoring / Attack

19Goals18
10Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

298Disposals326
235Kicks253
63Handballs73

Clearance / Contest

19Hitouts19

Other

88Marks87

How the match finished

Footscray beat Geelong by 2 points, 124–122.

Footscray came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Geelong 43–38 in the final term to take the win.

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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