Footscray vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 20-May-1989
Final Round 8
Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
64 8.16
63 9.9
Fitzroy Coach: Rod Austin
Western Oval Footscray by 1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS1.51.04.52.664
FIT1.24.61.13.063

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Mark ScottFIT
Behinds
4
Lynton FitzpatrickFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
Brendan McCormackFIT

Team Stats

FTSFIT

Scoring / Attack

8Goals9
14Behinds7
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

329Disposals258
217Kicks187
112Handballs71

Clearance / Contest

24Tackles22
12Hitouts6

Other

73Marks51
26Frees For24
24Frees Against26

How the match finished

Footscray beat Fitzroy by 1 point, 64–63.

The 1-point gap at three-quarter time held through the final term, when both sides added 18 points.

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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