Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 24-Aug-1940 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·13,000 att.
Essendon
12.20 (92)
vs
Collingwood
6.16 (52)
Essendon won by 40

Essendon defeated Collingwood 92–52, by 40 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Collingwood 36–5.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon0.2 (2)5.7 (37)10.13 (73)12.20 (92)12.20 (92)
Collingwood1.7 (13)3.8 (26)3.13 (31)6.16 (52)6.16 (52)

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
#7 Norm Baker
#24 Les Begley
#12 George Bell
#31 Norm Betson3
#9 Ted Bryce3
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#1 Ernie Coward
#4 Murray Exelby1
#26 Fred Green
#6 Allan Hird
#17 Harold Lambert
#8 Elton Plummer
#3 Dick Reynolds1
#29 Tom Reynolds4
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts
#14 Stan Wilson

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
#29 Colin Campbell
#3 Norm Campbell
#5 Stan Dawson2
#5 Ron Dowling
#6 Des Fothergill2
#9 Les Hill
#11 Gordon Hocking
#13 Jack Knight
#15 Phonse Kyne
#25 Harry Mears
#17 Jack Murphy
#12 Geoff Nicholls
#20 Albert Pannam
#21 Jack Pimm2
#22 Harold Powell
#23 Jack Regan
#24 Jack Ross
#27 Alan Williams
#28 Bervin Woods