Match Recap
Round 3·Thu, 25-Apr-1968 2:20 PM·Princes Park·35,929 att.
Carlton
1.11 (17)
vs
Essendon
7.8 (50)
Essendon won by 33

Essendon defeated Carlton 50–17, by 33 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 26–1; Essendon won the disposals count 284–223.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton0.6 (6)0.7 (7)1.10 (16)1.11 (17)1.11 (17)
Essendon0.1 (1)0.5 (5)3.6 (24)7.8 (50)7.8 (50)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi10414112
#22 Noel Bishop331
#19 Ian Collins99
#6 Gary Crane141155
#17 Brent Crosswell1031341
#38 Bob Edmond527
#10 Adrian Gallagher18523511
#11 John Goold84122
#3 Kevin Hall132155
#28 Peter Jones4372120
#9 Peter Kerr7182
#20 Wes Lofts7183
#2 John Nicholls10111125
#23 Ian Nicoll101112
#32 Bryan Quirk1311441
#34 Ian Robertson6632
#1 Sergio Silvagni141447
#37 Peter Smith77313
#44 Ron Stone1211342
#42 Robert Walls12113711

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
#25 Ian Anderson1010734
#11 Geoff Blethyn4421
#14 Russell Blew172195
#2 Wally Buhaj221
#32 Barry Davis161174
#30 John Ellis113141
#28 Alec Epis13114
#20 Ted Fordham201218
#23 Ken Fraser18102810114
#17 Darryl Gerlach15155
#6 Geoff Gosper13417412
#8 Bob Greenwood24327411
#4 Lindsay McGie3142
#24 Don McKenzie12416318
#7 Charlie Payne1521764
#35 Geoff Pryor1311436
#5 David Shaw1111232
#26 Paul Sproule1842211
#9 Bruce Waite
#22 John Williams92113