Footscray vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 5-May-1984
Final Round 6
Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
84 11.18
77 11.11
Sydney Coach: Ricky Quade
Western Oval Footscray by 7

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS3.45.60.13.784
SYD2.34.25.50.177

Match Leaders

Goals
3
3 tied leaders
Brian RoyalFTS
Behinds
5
Allan EdwardsFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSSYD

Scoring / Attack

11Goals11
16Behinds11
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

328Disposals271
225Kicks193
103Handballs78

Clearance / Contest

22Hitouts31

Other

62Marks55
28Frees For35
35Frees Against28

How the match finished

Footscray beat Sydney by 7 points, 84–77.

Footscray came from 17 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Sydney 25–1 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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