Sydney vs Melbourne 25-Aug-1985 Shot & disposal maps

Sunday 25-Aug-1985

Final Round 21

Sydney Coach: John Northey

165 24.21

97 14.13

Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
SYD	8.10	6.5	6.2	4.4	165
MEL	2.5	3.5	5.1	4.2	97

Match Leaders

Goals

Warwick CapperSYD

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Mark BrowningSYD

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

Not available yet

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

24Goals14

16Behinds12

5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

339Disposals265

233Kicks188

106Handballs77

Clearance / Contest

10Hitouts9

Other

83Marks57

39Frees For27

27Frees Against39

How the match finished

Sydney beat Melbourne by 68 points, 165–97.

Sydney extended a 66-point three-quarter-time lead with a 28–26 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

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