Match Recap
Round 22·Sat, 2-Sep-1972 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·35,030 att.
Essendon
17.15 (117)
vs
Collingwood
17.10 (112)
Essendon won by 5

Essendon defeated Collingwood 117–112, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Collingwood outscored Essendon 45–22.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.4 (34)10.7 (67)13.11 (89)17.15 (117)17.15 (117)
Collingwood5.3 (33)8.4 (52)15.7 (97)17.10 (112)17.10 (112)

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
#11 Geoff Blethyn10—103—51————————
#28 Peter Daniel11—116———————————
#32 Barry Davis162185———————————
#40 Hugh Delahunty125176—21————————
#1 Neville Fields161173—21————————
#21 Ken Fletcher16—165———————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach91103———————————
#18 Barry Grinter101115——23———————
#15 Don Gross———————————————
#44 Len Halley83113———3———————
#24 Don McKenzie73106———14———————
#10 Alan Noonan336———1————————
#5 Gary Parkes10212————————————
#7 Charlie Payne2—22———————————
#6 Ken Roberts182205—33————————
#12 Graeme Schultz112132—22————————
#35 Ray Smith82102———————————
#8 Des Tuddenham152171—3—————————
#22 John Williams156218———————————
#33 Andrew Wilson203234——2————————

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
#33 Lee Adamson8—81———————————
#16 Alan Atkinson102121———————————
#27 Con Britt15—155———————————
#21 Jeff Clifton12—127———————————
#26 Robert Dean103136——11———————
#12 Ross Dunne10—103———1———————
#34 Doug Gott12—124—212———————
#15 Bob Heard91106—424———————
#39 Wes McGaw6410————————————
#6 Peter McKenna132155—84————————
#8 Rod Oborne91105———————————
#29 Denis OCallaghan3—3————————————
#30 Peter Pettigrew1121———————————
#4 Ted Potter101117———————————
#2 Barry Price116171—1—————————
#18 Max Richardson151166—11————————
#1 Wayne Richardson21—214—11————————
#42 Daryl Salmon105155———————————
#3 Len Thompson152178———18———————
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth729————————————