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Melbourne vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 16-Jul-1983
Final Round 16
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
79 10.19
73 10.13
Geelong Coach: Tom Hafey
Geelong logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 6 MEL by 6
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

23 Kelly ODonnell — · Position unavailable 9 Alan Johnson — · Position unavailable 22 Chris Connolly — · Position unavailable 19 Rodney Wright — · Position unavailable 7 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 11 Steven Icke — · Position unavailable 10 Peter Moore — · Position unavailable 47 Alan Jarrott — · Position unavailable 29 Dale Dickson — · Position unavailable 32 Shane Zantuck — · Position unavailable 14 Roger Ellingworth — · Position unavailable 36 Ted Fidge — · Position unavailable 26 Glenn McLean — · Position unavailable 3 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 20 Russell Richards — · Position unavailable 31 Kelvin Templeton — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen McCarthy — · Position unavailable 45 Glenn Boland — · Position unavailable 46 Michael Reynolds — · Position unavailable
Away team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Peter Featherby — · Position unavailable 24 Mark Bos — · Position unavailable 10 John Mossop — · Position unavailable 40 Ian Nankervis — · Position unavailable 37 Michael Kol — · Position unavailable 7 Brian Peake — · Position unavailable 9 Michael Turner — · Position unavailable 3 Peter Johnston — · Position unavailable 4 Terry Bright — · Position unavailable 28 Tim Darcy — · Position unavailable 27 Andrew Bews — · Position unavailable 33 Bruce Nankervis — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Malarkey — · Position unavailable 20 Ray Card — · Position unavailable 6 Rod Waddell — · Position unavailable 17 Steve Reynoldson — · Position unavailable 21 Mark Yeates — · Position unavailable 15 Bernard Toohey — · Position unavailable 30 Alan Reid — · Position unavailable 43 Damian Bourke — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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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

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

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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