Brisbane Bears vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 26-Apr-1987
Final Round 5
Brisbane Bears Coach: Peter Knights
86 12.14
81 12.9
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
Carrara Brisbane Bears by 5

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
BRB1.35.52.44.286
MEL5.13.02.22.681

Match Leaders

Goals
3
3 tied leaders
Jim EdmondBRB
Behinds
4
Brenton PhillipsBRB
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Brenton PhillipsBRB

Team Stats

BRBMEL

Scoring / Attack

12Goals12
12Behinds7
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

337Disposals297
203Kicks207
134Handballs90

Clearance / Contest

36Tackles21
25Hitouts14

Other

67Marks68
31Frees For17
20Frees Against25

How the match finished

Brisbane Bears beat Melbourne by 5 points, 86–81.

Brisbane Bears came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 26–18 in the final term to take the win.

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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