Collingwood vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 25-Apr-1987
Final Round 5
Collingwood Coach: Leigh Matthews
89 14.5
85 12.13
Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
Victoria Park Collingwood by 4

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
COL3.13.26.12.189
FTS6.53.31.42.185

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Brian TaylorCOL
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Tony McGuinnessFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
4 tied leaders
Gavin BrownCOL

Team Stats

COLFTS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals12
5Behinds13
3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

333Disposals277
223Kicks195
110Handballs82

Clearance / Contest

34Tackles20
25Hitouts7

Other

85Marks57
29Frees For34
34Frees Against29

How the match finished

Collingwood beat Footscray by 4 points, 89–85.

The 4-point gap at three-quarter time held through the final term, when both sides added 13 points.

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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