North Melbourne vs Geelong 18-Jul-1987 Match Centre

Saturday 18-Jul-1987

Final Round 17

North Melbourne Coach: John Kennedy

79 11.13

176 27.14

Geelong Coach: John Devine

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
NTH	1.5	1.4	1.1	8.3	79
GEE	5.2	6.4	10.4	6.4	176

Match Leaders

Goals

David CameronGEE

Behinds

Gary AblettGEE

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Jim KrakouerNTH

Team Stats

NTHGEE

Scoring / Attack

11Goals27

12Behinds13

0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

283Disposals353

186Kicks230

97Handballs123

Clearance / Contest

32Tackles20

5Hitouts18

Other

59Marks89

34Frees For35

35Frees Against34

How the match finished

Geelong beat North Melbourne by 97 points, 176–79.

Geelong took a 108-point lead into the last quarter. North Melbourne cut that back to 97 by the final siren, scoring 51 points to 40 in the 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.

Understanding historical coverage