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Brisbane Bears vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 26-Apr-1987
Final Round 5
Brisbane Bears logo
Brisbane Bears Coach: Peter Knights
86 12.14
81 12.9
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
Melbourne logo
Carrara Brisbane Bears by 5 BRB by 5
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Brisbane Bears

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

18 Phil Walsh — · Position unavailable 8 Michael Richardson — · Position unavailable 11 Brenton Phillips — · Position unavailable 25 Matthew Campbell — · Position unavailable 2 Mark Williams — · Position unavailable 1 Mark Mickan — · Position unavailable 3 Steve Reynoldson — · Position unavailable 41 Tony Beckett — · Position unavailable 4 Geoff Raines — · Position unavailable 49 Ben Harris — · Position unavailable 5 Brad Hardie — · Position unavailable 12 Peter Banfield — · Position unavailable 32 Peter Smith — · Position unavailable 7 Frank Dunell — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Edmond — · Position unavailable 10 John Fidge — · Position unavailable 17 Chris Waterson — · Position unavailable 27 Mark Roberts — · Position unavailable 9 Michael McCarthy — · Position unavailable 21 Mark Buckley — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

7 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 16 Adrian Battiston — · Position unavailable 18 Steven Stretch — · Position unavailable 8 Graeme Yeats — · Position unavailable 24 Bret Bailey — · Position unavailable 35 Earl Spalding — · Position unavailable 39 Doug Koop — · Position unavailable 41 Steve Turner — · Position unavailable 3 Garry Lyon — · Position unavailable 45 Ricky Jackson — · Position unavailable 27 Sean Wight — · Position unavailable 23 Warren Dean — · Position unavailable 14 Rod Grinter — · Position unavailable 28 David Cordner — · Position unavailable 10 Danny Hughes — · Position unavailable 12 Todd Viney — · Position unavailable 29 Peter Kiel — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Moore — · Position unavailable 20 Russell Richards — · Position unavailable 22 Chris Connolly — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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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
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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

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

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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