Sydney vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 3-May-1998
Final Round 6
Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade
61 8.13
80 12.8
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
S.C.G. Melbourne by 19

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD2.31.61.34.161
MEL4.22.14.42.180

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Garry LyonMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Daryn CresswellSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
3
4 tied leaders
Matthew NicksSYD

Team Stats

SYDMEL

Scoring / Attack

8Goals12
11Behinds7
56Inside 50s53
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

324Disposals287
215Kicks201
109Handballs86

Clearance / Contest

31Clearances30
26Tackles13
33Hitouts31

Other

48Marks65
22Frees For25
25Frees Against22
36Rebound 50s42
33Clangers18

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Sydney by 19 points, 80–61.

Melbourne took a 31-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 19 by the final siren, scoring 25 points to 13 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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