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Melbourne vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 5-Aug-1978
Final Round 18
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Dennis Jones
95 13.17
101 14.17
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
Geelong logo
M.C.G. Geelong by 6 GEE by 6
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

34 Tom Flower — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 13 Henry Coles — · Position unavailable 18 Maurice Wingate — · Position unavailable 28 Anthony Dullard — · Position unavailable 7 Barry Denny — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 23 Shane Fitzsimmons — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 10 Ken Roberts — · Position unavailable 36 Gary Cooke — · Position unavailable 26 Mark McKeon — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 17 Shane Grambeau — · Position unavailable 8 Peter Johnston — · Position unavailable 12 Barry Norsworthy — · Position unavailable
Away team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

14 David Clarke — · Position unavailable 33 Bruce Nankervis — · Position unavailable 40 Ian Nankervis — · Position unavailable 36 Peter Doyle — · Position unavailable 26 Jack Hawkins — · Position unavailable 17 Sam Newman — · Position unavailable 13 Paul Sarah — · Position unavailable 9 Michael Turner — · Position unavailable 15 Jeff Cassidy — · Position unavailable 3 Ken Newland — · Position unavailable 23 Larry Donohue — · Position unavailable 22 Paul Jeffreys — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Malarkey — · Position unavailable 35 Robert Neal — · Position unavailable 20 Ray Card — · Position unavailable 25 Jeff Fehring — · Position unavailable 37 Tommy Floyd — · Position unavailable 2 Graeme Landy — · Position unavailable 1 Malcolm Reed — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Woodman — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.64.45.42.395
GEE5.42.83.24.3101

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Ken NewlandGEE
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
Ray BiffinMEL
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Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELGEE

Scoring / Attack

13Goals14
15Behinds13
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

293Disposals321
224Kicks223
69Handballs98

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts19

Other

93Marks80

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Geelong beat Melbourne by 6 points, 101–95.

Geelong came from 6 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 27–15 in the final term to take the win.

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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Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
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