Geelong vs North Melbourne 26-Aug-1989 Match Centre

Saturday 26-Aug-1989

Final Round 21

Geelong Coach: Malcolm Blight

139 20.19

117 17.15

North Melbourne Coach: John Kennedy

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
GEE	5.5	5.4	7.7	3.3	139
NTH	5.1	3.3	5.4	4.7	117

Match Leaders

Goals

2 tied leaders

Gary AblettGEE

Behinds

Bruce LindnerGEE

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Paul CouchGEE

Team Stats

GEENTH

Scoring / Attack

20Goals17

15Behinds12

4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

331Disposals294

211Kicks180

120Handballs114

Clearance / Contest

40Tackles30

29Hitouts22

Other

70Marks42

19Frees For20

20Frees Against19

How the match finished

Geelong beat North Melbourne by 22 points, 139–117.

Geelong took a 32-point lead into the last quarter. North Melbourne cut that back to 22 by the final siren, scoring 31 points to 21 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