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Geelong vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 12-May-1979
Final Round 6
Geelong logo
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
72 9.18
47 7.5
Footscray Coach: Don McKenzie
Footscray logo
Kardinia Park Geelong by 25 GEE by 25
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

4 Terry Bright — · Position unavailable 18 Murray Witcombe — · Position unavailable 14 David Clarke — · Position unavailable 15 Jeff Cassidy — · Position unavailable 9 Michael Turner — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Malarkey — · Position unavailable 17 Sam Newman — · Position unavailable 24 Bryan Cousins — · Position unavailable 33 Bruce Nankervis — · Position unavailable 40 Ian Nankervis — · Position unavailable 1 Malcolm Reed — · Position unavailable 26 Jack Hawkins — · Position unavailable 44 Mark Bos — · Position unavailable 16 Rod Blake — · Position unavailable 10 John Mossop — · Position unavailable 7 Kelvin Matthews — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Woodman — · Position unavailable 12 John Burns — · Position unavailable 19 Neville Bruns — · Position unavailable 3 Peter Johnston — · Position unavailable
Away team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

25 Geoff Jennings — · Position unavailable 32 Ian Dunstan — · Position unavailable 7 Doug Hawkins — · Position unavailable 42 Wayne Foreman — · Position unavailable 8 Ian Morrison — · Position unavailable 33 John Reid — · Position unavailable 6 Gary Cowton — · Position unavailable 17 Alby Smedts — · Position unavailable 9 John Moylan — · Position unavailable 3 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 10 Mick Egan — · Position unavailable 24 Robert McGhie — · Position unavailable 1 Ian Hampshire — · Position unavailable 26 Richard Murrie — · Position unavailable 28 Ian Low — · Position unavailable 50 Robbie Peers — · Position unavailable 22 Ted Whitten — · Position unavailable 31 Kelvin Templeton — · Position unavailable 40 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 27 Neil Bristow — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE1.62.25.61.472
FTS0.24.02.21.147

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Sam NewmanGEE
Behinds
4
Sam NewmanGEE
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Tackles
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Team Stats

GEEFTS

Scoring / Attack

9Goals7
17Behinds2
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

345Disposals300
251Kicks212
94Handballs88

Clearance / Contest

25Hitouts28

Other

99Marks74
41Frees For34
34Frees Against41

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Geelong beat Footscray by 25 points, 72–47.

Geelong extended a 22-point three-quarter-time lead with a 10–7 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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