Melbourne vs Brisbane Bears Match Centre

Saturday 1-Aug-1987
Final Round 18
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
153 22.21
99 14.15
Brisbane Bears Coach: Peter Knights
M.C.G. Melbourne by 54

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.75.65.68.2153
BRB4.54.12.54.499

Match Leaders

Goals
7
David WilliamsMEL
Behinds
6
2 tied leaders
David WilliamsMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
3
5 tied leaders
Greg HealyMEL

Team Stats

MELBRB

Scoring / Attack

22Goals14
20Behinds14
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

301Disposals280
215Kicks197
86Handballs83

Clearance / Contest

21Tackles29
29Hitouts19

Other

64Marks70
28Frees For24
24Frees Against28

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Brisbane Bears by 54 points, 153–99.

Melbourne extended a 32-point three-quarter-time lead with a 50–28 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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