Port Adelaide vs Melbourne Match Centre

Friday 23-May-1997
Final Round 9
Port Adelaide Coach: John Cahill
78 10.18
27 3.9
Melbourne Coach: Neil Balme
Football Park Port Adelaide by 51

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
PTA4.11.52.73.578
MEL0.40.21.22.127

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Scott CummingsPTA
Behinds
4
Scott CummingsPTA
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
Matthew PrimusPTA

Team Stats

PTAMEL

Scoring / Attack

10Goals3
14Behinds5
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

269Disposals279
177Kicks198
92Handballs81

Clearance / Contest

28Tackles19
15Hitouts14

Other

44Marks99
14Frees For7
7Frees Against14

How the match finished

Port Adelaide beat Melbourne by 51 points, 78–27.

Port Adelaide extended a 41-point three-quarter-time lead with a 23–13 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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