Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 1-Jun-1940 2:30 PM·Victoria Park·11,000 att.
Collingwood
12.13 (85)
vs
Essendon
11.17 (83)
Collingwood won by 2

Collingwood defeated Essendon 85–83, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Collingwood outscored Essendon 37–16.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood2.2 (14)7.9 (51)8.10 (58)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)
Essendon4.4 (28)6.8 (44)10.12 (72)11.17 (83)11.17 (83)

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#1 Don Balfour—————1—————————
#29 Colin Campbell———————————————
#3 Norm Campbell———————————————
#1 Harry Collier—————2—————————
#5 Stan Dawson—————5—————————
#5 Ron Dowling———————————————
#6 Des Fothergill—————1—————————
#7 Pat Fricker———————————————
#13 Jack Knight———————————————
#15 Phonse Kyne———————————————
#16 Leo Morgan———————————————
#17 Jack Murphy———————————————
#18 Herb Naismith—————1—————————
#19 Charlie Newman———————————————
#20 Albert Pannam———————————————
#26 Marcus Whelan———————————————
#27 Alan Williams—————2—————————
#36 Ken Williams———————————————
#28 Bervin Woods———————————————

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
#24 Les Begley———————————————
#12 George Bell———————————————
#9 Ted Bryce———————————————
#35 Percy Bushby—————2—————————
#15 Wally Buttsworth———————————————
#5 Jack Caesar———————————————
#19 Jack Cassin—————1—————————
#1 Ernie Coward—————1—————————
#26 Fred Green———————————————
#33 Les Griggs———————————————
#18 Chris Lambert———————————————
#11 William Luff———————————————
#8 Elton Plummer———————————————
#3 Dick Reynolds—————2—————————
#29 Tom Reynolds—————5—————————
#23 Max Smith———————————————
#20 Hugh Torney———————————————
#28 Ray Watts———————————————
#14 Stan Wilson———————————————