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Melbourne defeated by Geelong
Round 18, MCG, Attendance: 12364
Saturday, 5th August 1978, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2.6 6.10 11.14 13.17 95
Geelong 5.4 7.12 10.14 14.17 101
Melbourne Player StatsGeelong Player StatsMatch Head to Head StatsScoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Dennis Jones  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Gary Baker 18 6 24 17 0 0 24 6 3
Tom Flower 19 5 24 2 0 0 0 3 1
Maurice Wingate 17 5 22 8 0 1 0 2 3
Henry Coles 19 3 22 3 0 1 0 5 2
Anthony Dullard 13 7 20 11 2 2 0 2 3
Barry Denny 13 7 20 4 2 1 0 2 3
Greg Wells 15 4 19 8 1 1 0 2 1
Shane Fitzsimmons 11 6 17 3 0 0 0 0 2
Graham Gaunt 14 2 16 3 0 0 0 2 1
Steven Smith 13 2 15 8 0 1 2 2 0
Ray Biffin 12 3 15 8 3 4 3 1 2
Robert Flower 10 4 14 3 0 0 0 2 4
Greg Hutchison 8 4 12 2 1 0 0 2 3
Ken Roberts 8 3 11 2 3 2 0 4 3
Gary Cooke 8 2 10 2 0 1 0 0 2
Mark McKeon 7 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 0
Andrew Moir 7 1 8 3 1 1 0 2 2
Shane Grambeau 6 1 7 3 0 0 0 2 1
Peter Johnston 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 1
Barry Norsworthy 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Geelong Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Rod Olsson  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
David Clarke 24 8 32 5 1 0 0 2 2
Bruce Nankervis 24 2 26 8 1 0 0 1 3
Ian Nankervis 16 10 26 4 0 0 0 2 2
Peter Doyle 20 5 25 7 0 1 0 1 1
Jack Hawkins 14 9 23 9 0 0 0 4 4
Sam Newman 9 13 22 7 0 1 2 4 2
Paul Sarah 20 1 21 4 2 4 0 2 7
Michael Turner 14 4 18 2 0 0 0 9 2
Jeff Cassidy 11 7 18 3 0 1 0 2 2
Ken Newland 12 4 16 9 6 3 0 2 3
Paul Jeffreys 6 8 14 3 0 0 0 0 2
Larry Donohue 8 6 14 2 1 3 2 2 2
Robert Neal 8 5 13 2 1 0 0 0 3
Gary Malarkey 8 5 13 4 0 0 0 1 0
Ray Card 8 3 11 3 0 0 0 2 0
Jeff Fehring 5 3 8 4 1 0 15 2 2
Graeme Landy 4 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1
Tommy Floyd 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 2
Malcolm Reed 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Alan Woodman 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Geelong
224 Kicks 223
69 Handballs 98
293 Disposals 321
3.25 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.28
93 Marks 80
29 Hitouts 19
43 Frees For 37
37 Frees Against 43
13 Goals Kicked 14
15 Behinds Kicked 13
2 Rushed Behinds 4
30 Scoring Shots 31
43.3% Conversion 45.2%
22.54 Disposals Per Goal 22.93
9.77 Disps Per Scoring Shot 10.35
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Geelong
2.6 18 Score 5.4 34
8 Scoring Shots 9
25.0% Conversion 55.6%
Lost quarter by 16 Result Won quarter by 16
Trailing by 16 End of Quarter Leading by 16
Melbourne Second Quarter Geelong
4.4 28 Score 2.8 20
8 Scoring Shots 10
50.0% Conversion 20.0%
Won quarter by 8 Result Lost quarter by 8
Trailing by 8 Halftime Leading by 8
Melbourne Third Quarter Geelong
5.4 34 Score 3.2 20
9 Scoring Shots 5
55.6% Conversion 60.0%
Won quarter by 14 Result Lost quarter by 14
Leading by 6 End of Quarter Trailing by 6
Melbourne Final Quarter Geelong
2.3 15 Score 4.3 27
5 Scoring Shots 7
40.0% Conversion 57.1%
Lost quarter by 12 Result Won quarter by 12
Lost game by 6 End of Game Won game by 6
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Geelong
6.10 46 Score 7.12 54
16 Scoring Shots 19
37.5% Conversion 36.8%
Lost half by 8 Result Won half by 8
Trailing by 8 Halftime Leading by 8
Melbourne Second Half Geelong
7.7 49 Score 7.5 47
14 Scoring Shots 12
50.0% Conversion 58.3%
Won half by 2 Result Lost half by 2
Lost game by 6 End of Game Won game by 6
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