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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#25 Gordon Abbott1
#31 Norm Betson
#23 Bill Brittingham2
#35 Percy Bushby
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#1 Ernie Coward
#10 Laurie Dearle
#16 Ray Finn1
#18 Les Gardiner
#6 Allan Hird
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#19 Ron Jory
#14 Chris Lambert1
#22 Gordon Lane1
#26 Jack Lyons
#20 Bill Pearson1
#3 Dick Reynolds1
#21 Cec Ruddell
#24 Noel Smith3

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 Balfour2
#3 Marcus Boyall
#4 Alan Brown
#10 Len Fitzgerald
#11 Des Fothergill2
#12 Laurie Gallagher
#14 Mac Holten
#16 Neil Mann
#17 Harry Mears
#20 Herb Naismith
#22 George Nelson
#23 Dave Newman
#1 Albert Pannam2
#24 Lou Richards1
#25 Phil Ryan2
#27 Bill Twomey
#28 Charles Utting
#30 Kevin Wade
#28 Alan Williams2