Footscray vs South Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 11-Jul-1981
Final Round 15
Footscray Coach: Royce Hart
51 7.9
114 17.12
South Melbourne Coach: Ian Stewart
Western Oval South Melbourne by 63

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS1.31.24.31.151
SMO5.32.32.48.2114

Match Leaders

Goals
5
John RobertsSMO
Behinds
3
Shane LovelessFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSSMO

Scoring / Attack

7Goals17
9Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

289Disposals331
194Kicks242
95Handballs89

Clearance / Contest

30Hitouts29

Other

57Marks73
51Frees For32
32Frees Against51

How the match finished

South Melbourne beat Footscray by 63 points, 114–51.

South Melbourne extended a 20-point three-quarter-time lead with a 50–7 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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