Footscray vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 23-Jun-1979
Final Round 12
Footscray Coach: Don McKenzie
120 18.12
81 11.15
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
Western Oval Footscray by 39

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS7.63.16.32.2120
MEL1.25.50.55.381

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Kelvin TempletonFTS
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Ian DunstanFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSMEL

Scoring / Attack

18Goals11
12Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

281Disposals280
201Kicks215
80Handballs65

Clearance / Contest

28Hitouts27

Other

73Marks65
36Frees For50
50Frees Against36

How the match finished

Footscray beat Melbourne by 39 points, 120–81.

Footscray took a 58-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 39 by the final siren, scoring 33 points to 14 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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