South Melbourne vs Fitzroy 8-Jul-1978 Match Centre

Saturday 8-Jul-1978

Final Round 14

South Melbourne Coach: Des Tuddenham

143 22.11

93 13.15

Fitzroy Coach: Graham Campbell

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
SMO	5.2	8.3	6.5	3.1	143
FIT	2.5	1.8	5.1	5.1	93

Match Leaders

Goals

Stewart GullSMO

Behinds

Mick ConlanFIT

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

Not available yet

Team Stats

SMOFIT

Scoring / Attack

22Goals13

10Behinds14

0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

307Disposals274

223Kicks201

84Handballs73

Clearance / Contest

39Hitouts27

Other

83Marks60

How the match finished

South Melbourne beat Fitzroy by 50 points, 143–93.

South Melbourne took a 62-point lead into the last quarter. Fitzroy cut that back to 50 by the final siren, scoring 31 points to 19 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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