Geelong vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 1-Sep-1979
Final Round 22
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
112 16.16
107 15.17
Fitzroy Coach: Bill Stephen
Kardinia Park Geelong by 5

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE6.51.33.66.2112
FIT4.35.43.53.5107

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Larry DonohueGEE
Behinds
4
Warwick IrwinFIT
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

GEEFIT

Scoring / Attack

16Goals15
10Behinds13
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

295Disposals304
233Kicks215
62Handballs89

Clearance / Contest

30Hitouts25

Other

78Marks81
40Frees For37
37Frees Against40

How the match finished

Geelong beat Fitzroy by 5 points, 112–107.

Geelong came from 10 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Fitzroy 38–23 in the final term to take the win.

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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