Match Recap
Round 22·Sun, 31-Aug-1997 2:10 PM·Princes Park·25,636 att.
Essendon
16.6 (102)
vs
Adelaide
14.14 (98)
Essendon won by 4

Essendon defeated Adelaide 102–98, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Adelaide 44–14; Essendon led disposals 283–253 while Adelaide edged tackles 32–19.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.0 (24)4.2 (26)11.4 (70)16.6 (102)16.6 (102)
Adelaide6.4 (40)8.9 (57)10.11 (71)14.14 (98)14.14 (98)

Essendon — 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
#32 Justin Blumfield910194———————————
#33 Blake Caracella1192021——————————
#9 Che Cockatoo-Collins15116415—————————
#23 Peter Cransberg2241—1—————————
#7 Chris Daniher7142142——————————
#38 Sean Denham196251—2—————————
#39 Damien Hardwick1071724—1————————
#1 Mark Harvey112133———————————
#26 Chris Heffernan53821——————————
#18 Matthew Lloyd114156—52————————
#25 Scott Lucas1131431—1————————
#4 Daniel McAlister4101431——1———————
#46 Gary Moorcroft549—23—1———————
#10 Gary ODonnell32511——————————
#47 Ricky Olarenshaw561121——————————
#15 Michael Prior8191———————————
#19 Peter Somerville104149———11————1——
#17 Robert Stevenson2131———————————
#21 Dean Wallis1251781——1————3——
#6 Sean Wellman102126———————————
#35 Barry Young1071733—11———————

Adelaide — 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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#26 Mark Bickley871564—2————————
#18 Troy Bond116176322————————
#44 Peter Caven1441882—1————————
#19 Brett Chalmers4—4131—————————
#14 Matthew Connell1441831——————————
#13 Shane Ellen104149———————————
#34 Ben Hart6391———————————
#35 Rod Jameson11—11826——————2——
#3 Darren Jarman113141131————————
#28 Kane Johnson84122———————————
#5 Kym Koster1031321—1————————
#23 Andrew McLeod1321515——————————
#6 Tony Modra7185—11————————
#15 David Pittman415————7———————
#52 Shaun Rehn67135——114———————
#32 Mark Ricciuto961524——————————
#42 Chad Rintoul112137——1————————
#10 Matthew Robran1041481——————————
#24 Clay Sampson3—3————————————
#7 Nigel Smart1021273——————————
#30 Peter Vardy64103211————————