Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 13-May-1978
Final Round 7
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
126 18.18
139 21.13
Melbourne Coach: Dennis Jones
Waverley Park Melbourne by 13

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE3.23.63.59.5126
MEL8.75.24.34.1139

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Henry ColesMEL
Behinds
4
Ken NewlandGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

18Goals21
18Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

281Disposals272
210Kicks232
71Handballs40

Clearance / Contest

23Hitouts26

Other

58Marks100

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 13 points, 139–126.

Melbourne took a 47-point lead into the last quarter. Geelong cut that back to 13 by the final siren, scoring 59 points to 25 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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