South Melbourne vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 4-Aug-1979
Final Round 18
South Melbourne Coach: Ian Stewart
195 31.9
106 15.16
Footscray Coach: Don McKenzie
Lake Oval South Melbourne by 89

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SMO8.47.37.29.0195
FTS6.42.54.43.3106

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Kelvin TempletonFTS
Behinds
2
8 tied leaders
Paul MorwoodSMO
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

SMOFTS

Scoring / Attack

31Goals15
8Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

315Disposals283
219Kicks206
96Handballs77

Clearance / Contest

38Hitouts22

Other

93Marks63
36Frees For38
38Frees Against36

How the match finished

South Melbourne beat Footscray by 89 points, 195–106.

South Melbourne extended a 56-point three-quarter-time lead with a 54–21 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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