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Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Monday 16-Apr-1979
Final Round 2
Geelong logo
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
106 15.16
67 9.13
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
Melbourne logo
Kardinia Park Geelong by 39 GEE by 39
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

14 David Clarke — · Position unavailable 28 Andy Preston — · Position unavailable 33 Bruce Nankervis — · Position unavailable 9 Michael Turner — · Position unavailable 13 Paul Sarah — · Position unavailable 4 Terry Bright — · Position unavailable 1 Malcolm Reed — · Position unavailable 16 Rod Blake — · Position unavailable 26 Jack Hawkins — · Position unavailable 17 Sam Newman — · Position unavailable 24 Bryan Cousins — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Malarkey — · Position unavailable 23 Larry Donohue — · Position unavailable 27 Craig Dowsett — · Position unavailable 15 Jeff Cassidy — · Position unavailable 35 Robert Neal — · Position unavailable 10 John Mossop — · Position unavailable 19 Neville Bruns — · Position unavailable 2 Glenn Middlemiss — · Position unavailable 22 Paul Jeffreys — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

8 Glenn Elliott — · Position unavailable 3 Henry Coles — · Position unavailable 10 Carl Ditterich — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 39 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 18 Maurice Wingate — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Hamilton — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 31 Phil Carman — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 24 Tony Martyn — · Position unavailable 17 Shane Grambeau — · Position unavailable 41 Chris Woodman — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 23 Shane Fitzsimmons — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE2.55.22.56.4106
MEL4.61.12.42.267

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Larry DonohueGEE
Behinds
6
Larry DonohueGEE
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Tackles
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Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

15Goals9
16Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

307Disposals289
221Kicks220
86Handballs69

Clearance / Contest

25Hitouts17

Other

74Marks68
57Frees For42
44Frees Against48

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

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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