Melbourne vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 16-Jul-1983
Final Round 16
Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
79 10.19
73 10.13
Geelong Coach: Tom Hafey
M.C.G. Melbourne by 6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.40.33.54.779
GEE2.32.24.52.373

Match Leaders

Goals
2
7 tied leaders
Kelly ODonnellMEL
Behinds
4
Brian WilsonMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELGEE

Scoring / Attack

10Goals10
18Behinds10
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

299Disposals289
216Kicks215
83Handballs74

Clearance / Contest

17Hitouts44

Other

75Marks82
37Frees For31
31Frees Against37

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 6 points, 79–73.

Melbourne came from 10 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Geelong 31–15 in the final term to take the win.

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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