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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Geoff Blethyn1010351
#28 Peter Daniel11116
#32 Barry Davis162185
#40 Hugh Delahunty12517621
#1 Neville Fields16117321
#21 Ken Fletcher16165
#17 Darryl Gerlach91103
#18 Barry Grinter10111523
#15 Don Gross
#44 Len Halley831133
#24 Don McKenzie7310614
#10 Alan Noonan3361
#5 Gary Parkes10212
#7 Charlie Payne222
#6 Ken Roberts18220533
#12 Graeme Schultz11213222
#35 Ray Smith82102
#8 Des Tuddenham1521713
#22 John Williams156218
#33 Andrew Wilson2032342

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 Adamson881
#16 Alan Atkinson102121
#27 Con Britt15155
#21 Jeff Clifton12127
#26 Robert Dean10313611
#12 Ross Dunne101031
#34 Doug Gott12124212
#15 Bob Heard91106424
#39 Wes McGaw6410
#6 Peter McKenna13215584
#8 Rod Oborne91105
#29 Denis OCallaghan33
#30 Peter Pettigrew1121
#4 Ted Potter101117
#2 Barry Price1161711
#18 Max Richardson15116611
#1 Wayne Richardson2121411
#42 Daryl Salmon105155
#3 Len Thompson15217818
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth729