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Melbourne vs Carlton Match Centre

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

MELCAR

Scoring / Attack

8Goals11
17Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

245Disposals295
225Kicks248
20Handballs47

Clearance / Contest

32Hitouts21

Other

85Marks88

Match Summary

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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.

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