Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 19-May-1945 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·17,000 att.
Essendon
12.16 (88)
vs
Collingwood
11.21 (87)
Essendon won by 1

Essendon defeated Collingwood 88–87, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Collingwood 32–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.6 (18)7.8 (50)8.13 (61)12.16 (88)12.16 (88)
Collingwood5.2 (32)6.11 (47)8.14 (62)11.21 (87)11.21 (87)

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
#25 Gordon Abbott—————1—————————
#31 Norm Betson———————————————
#23 Bill Brittingham—————2—————————
#35 Percy Bushby———————————————
#15 Wally Buttsworth———————————————
#1 Ernie Coward———————————————
#10 Laurie Dearle———————————————
#16 Ray Finn—————1—————————
#18 Les Gardiner———————————————
#6 Allan Hird———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————1—————————
#19 Ron Jory———————————————
#14 Chris Lambert—————1—————————
#22 Gordon Lane—————1—————————
#26 Jack Lyons———————————————
#20 Bill Pearson—————1—————————
#3 Dick Reynolds—————1—————————
#21 Cec Ruddell———————————————
#24 Noel Smith—————3—————————

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
#20 Don Balfour—————2—————————
#3 Marcus Boyall———————————————
#4 Alan Brown———————————————
#10 Len Fitzgerald———————————————
#11 Des Fothergill—————2—————————
#12 Laurie Gallagher———————————————
#14 Mac Holten———————————————
#16 Neil Mann———————————————
#17 Harry Mears———————————————
#20 Herb Naismith———————————————
#22 George Nelson———————————————
#23 Dave Newman———————————————
#1 Albert Pannam—————2—————————
#24 Lou Richards—————1—————————
#25 Phil Ryan—————2—————————
#27 Bill Twomey———————————————
#28 Charles Utting———————————————
#30 Kevin Wade———————————————
#28 Alan Williams—————2—————————