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Melbourne vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 17-May-1986
Final Round 8
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
132 20.12
80 11.14
Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
Footscray logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 52 MEL by 52
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

29 Dale Dickson — · Position unavailable 16 Adrian Battiston — · Position unavailable 10 Danny Hughes — · Position unavailable 3 Garry Lyon — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 34 Stephen Newport — · Position unavailable 28 David Cordner — · Position unavailable 38 Nigel Kol — · Position unavailable 20 Russell Richards — · Position unavailable 37 David Allday — · Position unavailable 39 Jeremy Nichols — · Position unavailable 47 Alan Jarrott — · Position unavailable 43 Paul Payne — · Position unavailable 36 Ted Fidge — · Position unavailable 25 Simon Eishold — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Moore — · Position unavailable 5 Robin White — · Position unavailable 40 Tony Campbell — · Position unavailable 15 Mark Withers — · Position unavailable 22 Chris Connolly — · Position unavailable
Away team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

4 Brad Hardie — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Wallis — · Position unavailable 43 Rod MacPherson — · Position unavailable 33 Brian Royal — · Position unavailable 38 Angelo Petraglia — · Position unavailable 39 Darren Saunders — · Position unavailable 11 Tony McGuinness — · Position unavailable 26 Peter Baxter — · Position unavailable 17 Phil Maylin — · Position unavailable 7 Doug Hawkins — · Position unavailable 14 Robert Groenewegen — · Position unavailable 15 Murray Rance — · Position unavailable 12 Tim Gepp — · Position unavailable 1 Andrew Purser — · Position unavailable 8 Rick Kennedy — · Position unavailable 27 Stephen Macpherson — · Position unavailable 36 Matt Hannebery — · Position unavailable 18 Simon Beasley — · Position unavailable 35 Darren Baxter — · Position unavailable 9 Les Bamblett — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.46.25.14.5132
FTS3.32.34.22.680

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Ted FidgeMEL
Behinds
5
Peter MooreMEL
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Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELFTS

Scoring / Attack

20Goals11
12Behinds14
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

283Disposals277
217Kicks192
66Handballs85

Clearance / Contest

17Hitouts27

Other

58Marks55
27Frees For34
32Frees Against27

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Footscray by 52 points, 132–80.

Melbourne extended a 41-point three-quarter-time lead with a 29–18 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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