Match Recap
Round 5·Tue, 25-Apr-1972 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·50,367 att.
Essendon
10.13 (73)
vs
Carlton
13.10 (88)
Carlton won by 15

Carlton defeated Essendon 88–73, by 15 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 39–7; Carlton won the disposals count 273–245.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon0.4 (4)6.7 (43)7.7 (49)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Carlton2.3 (15)3.4 (22)7.9 (51)13.10 (88)13.10 (88)

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Geoff Blethyn101111—71————————
#9 John Cassin527———1————————
#19 Robin Close14—146—15————————
#28 Peter Daniel2131—1—————————
#32 Barry Davis14—142———————————
#1 Neville Fields191205—1—————————
#21 Ken Fletcher172194——1————————
#4 Gary Grainger347————————————
#18 Barry Grinter1—1————————————
#15 Don Gross146205——2————————
#44 Len Halley102122———4———————
#23 Peter Hickmott73102———————————
#29 Ken Hogan16—161——1————————
#24 Don McKenzie82101———10———————
#34 Laurie Moloney132153———————————
#10 Alan Noonan151163——22———————
#7 Charlie Payne13—134———1———————
#6 Ken Roberts13—137———————————
#27 Sandy Talbot415————————————
#22 John Williams172195———————————

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
#17 Brent Crosswell3043416———1———————
#27 David Dickson1—11———————————
#11 Bruce Doull133164———————————
#10 Adrian Gallagher211223—1—————————
#33 Paul Hurst91103———————————
#5 Syd Jackson161175——4————————
#25 Alex Jesaulenko163195—1—————————
#28 Peter Jones7295—2—8———————
#16 Greg Kennedy8—83—41————————
#8 Trevor Keogh154194—22————————
#7 Andrew Lukas211225———————————
#43 David McKay102129———3———————
#2 John Nicholls111124—1112———————
#19 John OConnell———————————————
#15 Phillip Pinnell105153———————————
#32 Bryan Quirk9—93———————————
#20 Geoff Southby8195———————————
#30 Vin Waite141155———————————
#42 Robert Walls183215—211———————
#23 Peter Warburton3—31———————————