Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Monday 16-Apr-1979
Final Round 2
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
106 15.16
67 9.13
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
Kardinia Park Geelong by 39

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE2.55.22.56.4106
MEL4.61.12.42.267

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Larry DonohueGEE
Behinds
6
Larry DonohueGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

15Goals9
16Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

307Disposals289
221Kicks220
86Handballs69

Clearance / Contest

25Hitouts17

Other

74Marks68
57Frees For42
44Frees Against48

How the match finished

Geelong beat Melbourne by 39 points, 106–67.

Geelong extended a 13-point three-quarter-time lead with a 40–14 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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