North Melbourne vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 26-May-1973
Final Round 8
North Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
56 8.8
56 8.8
Footscray Coach: Bob Rose
Arden St Draw

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH1.22.53.02.156
FTS3.33.21.31.056

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Peter WelshFTS
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Barry DavisNTH
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

NTHFTS

Scoring / Attack

8Goals8
7Behinds8
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

269Disposals305
217Kicks266
52Handballs39

Clearance / Contest

27Hitouts21

Other

62Marks90

How the match finished

North Melbourne and Footscray drew, finishing on 56 points apiece.

North Melbourne erased a 7-point three-quarter-time deficit, outscoring Footscray 13–6 in the last quarter to draw level.

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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