South Melbourne vs Carlton Match Centre

Sunday 9-Aug-1981
Final Round 19
South Melbourne Coach: Ian Stewart
62 8.14
85 13.7
Carlton Coach: David Parkin
M.C.G. Carlton by 23

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SMO1.41.52.24.362
CAR5.05.51.12.185

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Denis LenaghanCAR
Behinds
4
Silvio FoschiniSMO
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

SMOCAR

Scoring / Attack

8Goals13
13Behinds3
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

274Disposals319
211Kicks204
63Handballs115

Clearance / Contest

32Hitouts35

Other

50Marks48
60Frees For42
42Frees Against60

How the match finished

Carlton beat South Melbourne by 23 points, 85–62.

Carlton took a 37-point lead into the last quarter. South Melbourne cut that back to 23 by the final siren, scoring 27 points to 13 in the 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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