Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 28-Mar-1987 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·18,012 att.
Melbourne
19.14 (128)
vs
Fitzroy
12.17 (89)
Melbourne won by 39

Melbourne defeated Fitzroy 128–89, by 39 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Melbourne outscored Fitzroy 54–13; Melbourne won the tackles count 60–29.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne8.6 (54)13.10 (88)14.12 (96)19.14 (128)19.14 (128)
Fitzroy2.1 (13)7.4 (46)10.13 (73)12.17 (89)12.17 (89)

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#24 Bret Bailey12517161
#16 Adrian Battiston12416142
#40 Tony Campbell5492111
#22 Chris Connolly1161762
#23 Warren Dean74115922
#2 Robert Flower1221463323
#4 Peter Giles911031
#33 Greg Healy149237211
#10 Danny Hughes819121
#9 Alan Johnson1912051231
#17 Brett Lovett53833
#30 Peter Moore7296311
#34 Stephen Newport13417471
#35 Earl Spalding13417223
#18 Steven Stretch1642023
#41 Steve Turner931242126
#12 Todd Viney13619781
#15 David Williams1351810233
#7 Brian Wilson16622331
#8 Graeme Yeats6282

Fitzroy — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 Matt Armstrong44131
#11 Doug Barwick165219252
#18 John Blakey54911
#40 Scott Clayton2792
#12 Mick Conlan64106221
#22 Chris Duthy84123
#38 Leon Harris1610261321
#15 Graeme Hinchen93124
#21 Darren Kappler11617121
#25 Gary Keane1021221226
#36 Phillip Knight10313211
#34 Grant Lawrie510153
#16 Bill Lokan19221212
#35 Craig McGrath22413
#17 Scott McIvor711183113
#24 Tim Pekin51419311
#9 Matthew Rendell135188118
#1 Paul Roos151126422
#33 Brett Stephens641042231
#4 Ross Thornton1652132