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Melbourne vs Brisbane Bears Match Centre

Friday 22-Apr-1988 Final Round 4
Melbourne logo
MEL
96 13.18
Coach: John Northey
41 5.11
BRB
Brisbane Bears logo
Coach: Peter Knights
M.C.G. Melbourne by 55 MEL by 55
Summary Lineups Player Statistics
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Jim Stynes — · Position unavailable 45 Ricky Jackson — · Position unavailable 7 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 18 Steven Stretch — · Position unavailable 8 Graeme Yeats — · Position unavailable 34 Stephen Newport — · Position unavailable 33 Greg Healy — · Position unavailable 17 Brett Lovett — · Position unavailable 39 Doug Koop — · Position unavailable 16 Andy Lovell — · Position unavailable 5 Earl Spalding — · Position unavailable 9 Alan Johnson — · Position unavailable 1 Steven ODwyer — · Position unavailable 25 Simon Eishold — · Position unavailable 27 Sean Wight — · Position unavailable 3 Garry Lyon — · Position unavailable 24 Bret Bailey — · Position unavailable 10 Danny Hughes — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Campbell — · Position unavailable 23 Warren Dean — · Position unavailable
Away 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 37 Mark Withers — · Position unavailable 8 Michael Richardson — · Position unavailable 44 Darren Carlson — · Position unavailable 19 Scott McIvor — · Position unavailable 38 Michael Gibson — · Position unavailable 5 Brad Hardie — · Position unavailable 24 Roger Merrett — · Position unavailable 7 Frank Dunell — · Position unavailable 6 Dale Dickson — · Position unavailable 11 Brenton Phillips — · Position unavailable 26 Rodney Eade — · Position unavailable 17 Chris Waterson — · Position unavailable 35 Ken Judge — · Position unavailable 27 Mark Roberts — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Taylor — · Position unavailable 39 Warwick Capper — · Position unavailable 15 Neil Hein — · Position unavailable 22 Adam Garton — · Position unavailable 23 Robert Mace — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL6.94.20.23.596
BRB1.11.31.52.241

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Brian WilsonMEL
Behinds
4
Brad HardieBRB
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
3
5 tied leaders
Stephen NewportMEL

Team Stats

MELBRB

Scoring / Attack

13Goals5
17Behinds10
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

316Disposals332
232Kicks205
84Handballs127

Clearance / Contest

22Tackles20
26Hitouts8

Other

74Marks77
26Frees For33
33Frees Against26

Match Summary

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Statistics updated: 19 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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