Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 8-Jun-1968 2:20 PM·Victoria Park·24,373 att.
Collingwood
11.13 (79)
vs
Melbourne
13.7 (85)
Melbourne won by 6

Melbourne defeated Collingwood 85–79, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Collingwood outscored Melbourne 48–19; Melbourne won the disposals count 279–255.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood2.2 (14)3.3 (21)10.9 (69)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)
Melbourne4.0 (24)7.3 (45)10.4 (64)13.7 (85)13.7 (85)

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 Adamson415————————————
#30 Terry Alexander2131———————————
#8 Peter Boyne8—82———————————
#27 Con Britt126183—12————————
#12 Ross Dunne142165—2—3———————
#11 Bob Farmer112137—12————————
#22 John Greening142163——1————————
#13 Laurie Hill123151———————————
#7 Ernie Hug93124———3———————
#14 Graeme Jenkin104143——227———————
#34 Dennis Le Gassick4151———————————
#21 Ron Moylan93123—2—————————
#29 Denis OCallaghan6171———————————
#17 Peter Patterson152173———————————
#15 Ted Potter5—51———————————
#3 Wayne Richardson203234———————————
#28 Len Thompson116175—3125———————
#32 Gary Wallis92112—1—————————
#2 Terry Waters104144—131———————
#23 Ricky Watt222247———————————

Melbourne — 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
#15 Stan Alves155202———————————
#11 Tony Anderson181194———————————
#6 Frank Davis92111———————————
#9 Brian Dixon254295———————————
#2 Rob Dowsing———————————————
#28 Derek Feldmann14—144———————————
#12 Chris Fowler7294——16———————
#31 Ray Groom123153———5———————
#33 Gary Hardeman114152—2—————————
#8 Tassie Johnson6283———————————
#22 Bryan Kenneally153183—1—9———————
#29 Hassa Mann175226—3—————————
#7 Graham Osborne103134—11————————
#36 Ken Osborne6—6———1————————
#26 Greg Parke1031311—4—————————
#23 Brian Roet6—61———————————
#4 Tony Sullivan7291———————————
#16 John Townsend203235—12————————
#32 Barrie Vagg164202—12————————
#1 Max Walker7291———9———————