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Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 1-May-1988
Final Round 5
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: Tom Hafey
89 12.17
116 17.14
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
Melbourne logo
S.C.G. Melbourne by 27 MEL by 27
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Sydney

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

7 Dennis Carroll — · Position unavailable 10 Barry Mitchell — · Position unavailable 3 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 29 Neil Cordy — · Position unavailable 5 Ian Roberts — · Position unavailable 23 Glenn Coleman — · Position unavailable 15 Bernard Toohey — · Position unavailable 2 Greg Williams — · Position unavailable 21 Tony Morwood — · Position unavailable 16 David Bolton — · Position unavailable 35 David Murphy — · Position unavailable 39 Michael Lockman — · Position unavailable 13 Rod Carter — · Position unavailable 9 Wayne Henwood — · Position unavailable 1 Michael Parsons — · Position unavailable 60 Craig Davis — · Position unavailable 33 Terry Thripp — · Position unavailable 47 Leon Higgins — · Position unavailable 14 Michael Byrne — · Position unavailable 11 David Cordner — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

33 Greg Healy — · Position unavailable 34 Stephen Newport — · Position unavailable 8 Graeme Yeats — · Position unavailable 7 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 3 Garry Lyon — · Position unavailable 45 Ricky Jackson — · Position unavailable 18 Steven Stretch — · Position unavailable 23 Warren Dean — · Position unavailable 25 Simon Eishold — · Position unavailable 17 Brett Lovett — · Position unavailable 9 Alan Johnson — · Position unavailable 16 Andy Lovell — · Position unavailable 11 Jim Stynes — · Position unavailable 24 Bret Bailey — · Position unavailable 27 Sean Wight — · Position unavailable 5 Earl Spalding — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Campbell — · Position unavailable 10 Danny Hughes — · Position unavailable 1 Steven ODwyer — · Position unavailable 39 Doug Koop — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD4.83.23.42.389
MEL2.17.51.47.4116

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Garry LyonMEL
Behinds
6
Warren DeanMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Greg WilliamsSYD

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

12Goals17
15Behinds12
3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

334Disposals302
211Kicks227
123Handballs75

Clearance / Contest

22Tackles23
11Hitouts20

Other

80Marks77
36Frees For26
26Frees Against36

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Sydney by 27 points, 116–89.

Melbourne came from 4 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Sydney 46–15 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. Period comparisons are included only when all recorded periods add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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