West Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 24-May-1987
Final Round 9
West Coast Coach: Ron Alexander
135 20.15
119 18.11
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
Subiaco West Coast by 16

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WCE5.37.64.34.3135
MEL6.11.36.45.3119

Match Leaders

Goals
4
3 tied leaders
Robert WileyWCE
Behinds
4
Ross GlendinningWCE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
3
3 tied leaders
John AnnearWCE

Team Stats

WCEMEL

Scoring / Attack

20Goals18
13Behinds9
5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

325Disposals283
211Kicks214
114Handballs69

Clearance / Contest

25Tackles16
49Hitouts24

Other

78Marks60
36Frees For36
36Frees Against36

How the match finished

West Coast beat Melbourne by 16 points, 135–119.

West Coast took a 22-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 16 by the final siren, scoring 33 points to 27 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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