Richmond vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 8-Apr-1989
Final Round 2
Richmond Coach: Kevin Bartlett
156 24.12
88 13.10
Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
M.C.G. Richmond by 68

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC6.04.311.53.4156
FTS6.52.01.14.488

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Jeff HoggRIC
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Jeff HoggRIC
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Matthew HoggFTS

Team Stats

RICFTS

Scoring / Attack

24Goals13
10Behinds7
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

355Disposals320
231Kicks195
124Handballs125

Clearance / Contest

15Tackles23
16Hitouts7

Other

97Marks70
31Frees For30
30Frees Against31

How the match finished

Richmond beat Footscray by 68 points, 156–88.

Richmond took a 74-point lead into the last quarter. Footscray cut that back to 68 by the final siren, scoring 28 points to 22 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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