Melbourne vs Carlton Match Centre

Saturday 5-Aug-1972
Final Round 18
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
66 8.18
77 11.11
Carlton Coach: John Nicholls
M.C.G. Carlton by 11

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.30.31.45.866
CAR3.42.34.42.077

Match Leaders

Goals
2
5 tied leaders
Stan AlvesMEL
Behinds
5
Greg WellsMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELCAR

Scoring / Attack

8Goals11
17Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

245Disposals295
225Kicks248
20Handballs47

Clearance / Contest

32Hitouts21

Other

85Marks88

How the match finished

Carlton beat Melbourne by 11 points, 77–66.

Carlton took a 37-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 11 by the final siren, scoring 38 points to 12 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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