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Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 12-Aug-1972
Final Round 19
Geelong logo
Geelong Coach: Bill McMaster
85 11.19
142 21.16
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
Melbourne logo
Kardinia Park Melbourne by 57 MEL by 57
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

40 Ian Nankervis — · Position unavailable 1 Wayne Closter — · Position unavailable 14 David Clarke — · Position unavailable 10 Michael Woolnough — · Position unavailable 25 Geoff Ainsworth — · Position unavailable 6 Gareth Andrews — · Position unavailable 3 Ken Newland — · Position unavailable 11 Tim Evans — · Position unavailable 30 John Scarlett — · Position unavailable 22 Ian Hampshire — · Position unavailable 13 Paul Sarah — · Position unavailable 4 Phil Stevens — · Position unavailable 8 Greg Lindquist — · Position unavailable 18 Peter Stephens — · Position unavailable 26 Bill Ryan — · Position unavailable 34 Graeme Linke — · Position unavailable 23 Doug Wade — · Position unavailable 17 Sam Newman — · Position unavailable 19 Robert Whatman — · Position unavailable 5 David Barkley — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

35 Paul Callery — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 15 Stan Alves — · Position unavailable 2 Robert McKenzie — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Davis — · Position unavailable 33 Gary Hardeman — · Position unavailable 45 Henry Ritterman — · Position unavailable 26 Greg Parke — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 30 John Letcher — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 27 Ross Brewer — · Position unavailable 3 Trevor Rollinson — · Position unavailable 7 Graham Osborne — · Position unavailable 34 John Clennett — · Position unavailable 21 Graham Molloy — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Bourke — · Position unavailable 41 Stephen Kerley — · Position unavailable 54 Peter Williamson — · Position unavailable 9 Peter Yeo — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE1.21.82.27.785
MEL5.38.16.62.6142

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Greg ParkeMEL
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
Ian NankervisGEE
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Tackles
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Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

11Goals21
17Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

278Disposals267
238Kicks239
40Handballs28

Clearance / Contest

22Hitouts27

Other

88Marks89

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 57 points, 142–85.

Melbourne took a 88-point lead into the last quarter. Geelong cut that back to 57 by the final siren, scoring 49 points to 18 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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