Brisbane Bears vs Footscray 15-May-1988 Match Centre

Sunday 15-May-1988

Final Round 7

Brisbane Bears Coach: Peter Knights

72 10.12

71 9.17

Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
BRB	1.5	1.2	6.2	2.3	72
FTS	1.1	3.7	1.4	4.5	71

Match Leaders

Goals

Simon BeasleyFTS

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Tony McGuinnessFTS

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

3 tied leaders

Scott McIvorBRB

Team Stats

BRBFTS

Scoring / Attack

10Goals9

9Behinds17

4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

341Disposals294

227Kicks199

114Handballs95

Clearance / Contest

28Tackles19

18Hitouts19

Other

88Marks72

27Frees For26

26Frees Against27

How the match finished

Brisbane Bears beat Footscray by 1 point, 72–71.

Brisbane Bears took a 15-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 29 points to 15 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.

Understanding historical coverage