Footscray vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 28-Jul-1979
Final Round 17
Footscray Coach: Don McKenzie
82 12.10
122 18.14
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
Western Oval Geelong by 40

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS2.04.32.34.482
GEE4.53.37.54.1122

Match Leaders

Goals
5
3 tied leaders
Ian MorrisonFTS
Behinds
4
Peter JohnstonGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSGEE

Scoring / Attack

12Goals18
10Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

289Disposals322
201Kicks239
88Handballs83

Clearance / Contest

27Hitouts31

Other

51Marks84
36Frees For44
44Frees Against36

How the match finished

Geelong beat Footscray by 40 points, 122–82.

Geelong took a 43-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 40 by the final siren, scoring 28 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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