Melbourne vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 25-Jun-1983
Final Round 14
Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
99 14.15
85 12.13
Footscray Coach: Ian Hampshire
M.C.G. Melbourne by 14

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.63.24.15.699
FTS0.53.15.64.185

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Alister FordFTS
Behinds
4
Tony ElshaugMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELFTS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals12
15Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

317Disposals294
215Kicks189
102Handballs105

Clearance / Contest

28Hitouts35

Other

72Marks59
44Frees For41
41Frees Against44

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Footscray by 14 points, 99–85.

Melbourne extended a 3-point three-quarter-time lead with a 36–25 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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