Match Recap
Round 3·Mon, 24-May-1897 3:00 PM·East Melbourne
Essendon
12.6 (78)
vs
Carlton
6.5 (41)
Essendon won by 37

Essendon defeated Carlton 78–41, by 37 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 32–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.2 (32)8.2 (50)11.5 (71)12.6 (78)12.6 (78)
Carlton1.0 (6)3.4 (22)3.4 (22)6.5 (41)6.5 (41)

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
Jim Anderson
Fred Ball
Son Barry1
Harold Brown
Arthur Cleghorn2
Tod Collins1
Jim Darcy
Charlie Forbes1
Hugh Gavin
Joe Groves
George Hastings1
Ted Kinnear1
Gus Officer2
Pat OLoughlin
Bert Salkeld2
George Stuckey
Archie Sykes
George Vautin
Norm Waugh1
Harry Wright

Carlton — 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
Jimmy Aitken
Bob Armstrong
Tom Blake
Chic Breese1
Jim Caffery3
Bob Cameron
Bill Casey
Sam Chapman
Arthur Cummins
Henry Dunne
Brook Hannah
Harry Howard
Henry McPetrie
Wally OCock1
Joe Paton
Jack Reekie
Charles Sweatman1
Ernie Walton
Bill Weir
Peter Williams