Footscray vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 19-Aug-1978
Final Round 20
Footscray Coach: Don McKenzie
71 9.17
139 21.13
Fitzroy Coach: Graham Campbell
Western Oval Fitzroy by 68

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS1.21.34.53.771
FIT7.25.58.31.3139

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Kelvin TempletonFTS
Behinds
3
3 tied leaders
Geoff JenningsFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSFIT

Scoring / Attack

9Goals21
16Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

259Disposals297
198Kicks214
61Handballs83

Clearance / Contest

25Hitouts24

Other

57Marks86

How the match finished

Fitzroy beat Footscray by 68 points, 139–71.

Fitzroy took a 84-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 68 by the final siren, scoring 25 points to 9 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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