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Melbourne defeats Geelong
Round 8, MCG, Attendance: 19023
Saturday, 20th May 1972, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7.3 11.9 14.13 20.14 134
Geelong 2.3 5.9 10.15 14.17 101
Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Geelong Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Ian Ridley  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Stan Alves 22 3 25 9 2 1 0 3 3
Graham Molloy 19 4 23 3 0 0 2 2 2
Mike Collins 17 2 19 6 3 2 0 1 2
John Townsend 17 2 19 5 0 1 0 1 3
Greg Wells 16 2 18 2 0 1 1 3 3
Paul Callery 15 2 17 0 1 0 0 1 1
Tony Sullivan 16 1 17 5 0 0 0 3 4
Peter Sinclair 16 1 17 1 2 1 0 2 0
Greg Parke 15 1 16 11 6 4 0 0 0
John Clennett 12 4 16 6 3 0 10 2 2
Gary Hardeman 14 0 14 5 0 0 1 0 2
Denis Clark 14 0 14 1 0 0 0 2 1
Ross Dillon 11 3 14 8 1 2 3 4 2
Barry Bourke 13 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 3
Frank Davis 8 2 10 1 0 0 2 1 4
Max Walker 7 0 7 4 0 0 5 2 1
Ray Biffin 6 0 6 3 0 0 0 2 1
Peter Keenan 4 1 5 2 2 0 17 2 3
Ross Brewer 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Henry Ritterman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Geelong Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Bill McMaster  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Ian Nankervis 25 4 29 4 2 2 0 4 1
Wayne Closter 26 0 26 5 0 1 0 3 1
David Clarke 23 1 24 7 5 2 2 4 1
Robert Whatman 16 2 18 3 0 1 1 3 1
John Scarlett 11 5 16 4 2 0 1 2 3
Bill Ryan 14 2 16 6 0 1 0 4 3
Ian Hampshire 9 6 15 12 0 0 14 1 3
Rod Blake 13 1 14 4 0 0 7 4 0
Phil Stevens 13 1 14 6 0 0 0 2 1
David Barkley 12 2 14 4 0 2 2 3 1
Gordon Reid 11 3 14 1 0 0 0 1 3
Tim Evans 11 1 12 4 0 0 0 1 0
David Harris 10 2 12 3 0 0 0 1 3
Ken Newland 7 4 11 1 1 0 1 3 2
Gareth Andrews 10 0 10 4 0 2 0 1 2
Doug Stephenson 8 2 10 2 1 1 0 0 1
Doug Wade 9 0 9 6 3 4 0 2 1
Ivan Russell 9 0 9 2 0 0 0 1 1
Garry Davidson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hugh Strahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Geelong
244 Kicks 238
29 Handballs 36
273 Disposals 274
8.41 Kick to Handball Ratio 6.61
75 Marks 78
41 Hitouts 28
32 Frees For 40
37 Frees Against 29
20 Goals Kicked 14
12 Behinds Kicked 16
2 Rushed Behinds 1
34 Scoring Shots 31
58.8% Conversion 45.2%
13.65 Disposals Per Goal 19.57
8.03 Disps Per Scoring Shot 8.84
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Geelong
7.3 45 Score 2.3 15
10 Scoring Shots 5
70.0% Conversion 40.0%
Won quarter by 30 Result Lost quarter by 30
Leading by 30 End of Quarter Trailing by 30
Melbourne Second Quarter Geelong
4.6 30 Score 3.6 24
10 Scoring Shots 9
40.0% Conversion 33.3%
Won quarter by 6 Result Lost quarter by 6
Leading by 36 Halftime Trailing by 36
Melbourne Third Quarter Geelong
3.4 22 Score 5.6 36
7 Scoring Shots 11
42.9% Conversion 45.5%
Lost quarter by 14 Result Won quarter by 14
Leading by 22 End of Quarter Trailing by 22
Melbourne Final Quarter Geelong
6.1 37 Score 4.2 26
7 Scoring Shots 6
85.7% Conversion 66.7%
Won quarter by 11 Result Lost quarter by 11
Won game by 33 End of Game Lost game by 33
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Geelong
11.9 75 Score 5.9 39
20 Scoring Shots 14
55.0% Conversion 35.7%
Won half by 36 Result Lost half by 36
Leading by 36 Halftime Trailing by 36
Melbourne Second Half Geelong
9.5 59 Score 9.8 62
14 Scoring Shots 17
64.3% Conversion 52.9%
Lost half by 3 Result Won half by 3
Won game by 33 End of Game Lost game by 33
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