Footscray vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 15-Aug-1981
Final Round 20
Footscray Coach: Royce Hart
86 12.14
147 22.15
Fitzroy Coach: Robert Walls
Western Oval Fitzroy by 61

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS2.13.63.24.586
FIT7.45.37.53.3147

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Mick ConlanFIT
Behinds
3
Ross GallagherFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSFIT

Scoring / Attack

12Goals22
14Behinds10
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

347Disposals312
214Kicks215
133Handballs97

Clearance / Contest

39Hitouts29

Other

55Marks85
42Frees For26
26Frees Against42

How the match finished

Fitzroy beat Footscray by 61 points, 147–86.

Fitzroy took a 69-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 61 by the final siren, scoring 29 points to 21 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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