Melbourne vs West Coast Match Centre

Friday 21-Aug-1987
Final Round 21
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
129 18.21
68 10.8
West Coast Coach: Ron Alexander
M.C.G. Melbourne by 61

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.104.35.26.6129
WCE0.13.03.44.368

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Greg HealyMEL
Behinds
7
David WilliamsMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Todd VineyMEL

Team Stats

MELWCE

Scoring / Attack

18Goals10
19Behinds6
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

347Disposals291
240Kicks204
107Handballs87

Clearance / Contest

17Tackles21
21Hitouts10

Other

84Marks82
24Frees For25
25Frees Against24

How the match finished

Melbourne beat West Coast by 61 points, 129–68.

Melbourne extended a 46-point three-quarter-time lead with a 42–27 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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