Melbourne vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 16-May-1987
Final Round 8
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
81 11.15
105 15.15
Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
M.C.G. Footscray by 24

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.42.30.65.281
FTS3.55.54.33.2105

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Simon BeasleyFTS
Behinds
3
Peter FosterFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
Stephen WallisFTS

Team Stats

MELFTS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals15
14Behinds13
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

270Disposals274
208Kicks207
62Handballs67

Clearance / Contest

15Tackles16
18Hitouts19

Other

54Marks57
41Frees For37
37Frees Against41

How the match finished

Footscray beat Melbourne by 24 points, 105–81.

Footscray took a 36-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 24 by the final siren, scoring 32 points to 20 in the 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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