West Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Friday 15-Aug-1997
Final Round 20
West Coast Coach: Mick Malthouse
97 15.7
59 7.17
Melbourne Coach: Greg Hutchison
W.A.C.A. West Coast by 38

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WCE6.13.23.13.397
MEL0.31.52.64.359

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Fraser GehrigWCE
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
David NeitzMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Ilija GrgicWCE

Team Stats

WCEMEL

Scoring / Attack

15Goals7
6Behinds15
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

335Disposals311
200Kicks192
135Handballs119

Clearance / Contest

35Tackles24
28Hitouts28

Other

75Marks51
26Frees For15
15Frees Against26

How the match finished

West Coast beat Melbourne by 38 points, 97–59.

West Coast took a 44-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 38 by the final siren, scoring 27 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.

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