Match Recap
Semi Final·Sat, 28-Aug-1897 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·8,000 att.
Essendon
9.16 (70)
vs
Collingwood
4.6 (30)
Essendon won by 40

Essendon defeated Collingwood 70–30, by 40 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Collingwood 35–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.1 (7)2.8 (20)4.11 (35)9.16 (70)9.16 (70)
Collingwood1.2 (8)2.2 (14)4.3 (27)4.6 (30)4.6 (30)

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
Son Barry
Colin Campbell
Arthur Cleghorn1
George Cochrane1
Edgar Croft1
Dave Ferguson
Charlie Forbes
Hugh Gavin2
Joe Groves
Gus Kearney
Ted Kinnear
George Martin
Ned Officer
Pat OLoughlin
George Stuckey
Archie Sykes
George Vautin
Norm Waugh4
Harry Wright

Collingwood — 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
George Callesen2
Dick Condon
Charlie Dow
Harry Dowdall
Arthur Gibbs
Jim Gregory
Frank Hailwood
Fred Kay
Denis Lanigan
Fred Leach
Tom Lee
Jack Monohan
Bill OBrien
Charlie Pannam1
Bill Proudfoot
Charlie Sime
Archie Smith
Billy Strickland
Lardie Tulloch1
George Williams