Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM·Lake Oval·18,000 att.
South Melbourne
11.14 (80)
vs
Collingwood
13.14 (92)
Collingwood won by 12

Collingwood defeated South Melbourne 92–80, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Collingwood outscored South Melbourne 44–3.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne2.6 (18)6.9 (45)6.12 (48)11.14 (80)11.14 (80)
Collingwood5.4 (34)6.6 (42)13.8 (86)13.14 (92)13.14 (92)

South 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
#31 George Collard—————1—————————
#28 Reg Coyle———————————————
#16 Ken Dineen———————————————
#24 Owen Evans—————2—————————
#22 Jack Graham———————————————
#29 Jack Hacker———————————————
#33 Wilbur Harris———————————————
#12 Lindsay McNamara—————3—————————
#1 Herbie Matthews———————————————
#12 Pat McNamara———————————————
#18 Alex Mitchell———————————————
#21 Allan Mullenger———————————————
#9 Sandy Patterson—————2—————————
#2 Jack Quinn———————————————
#5 Lou Reiffel—————3—————————
#11 Reg Richards———————————————
#4 Rex Ritchie———————————————
#15 Keith Smith———————————————
#30 Ted Whitfield———————————————

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
#1 Don Balfour—————1—————————
#2 Kevin Barrett—————1—————————
#3 Norm Campbell———————————————
#5 Stan Dawson—————1—————————
#6 Des Fothergill—————1—————————
#7 Pat Fricker———————————————
#8 Jack Green———————————————
#9 Les Hill—————1—————————
#11 Gordon Hocking———————————————
#15 Phonse Kyne—————2—————————
#16 Leo Morgan———————————————
#17 Jack Murphy———————————————
#18 Herb Naismith———————————————
#20 Albert Pannam—————3—————————
#23 Jack Regan———————————————
#24 Jack Ross———————————————
#26 Marcus Whelan———————————————
#27 Alan Williams—————3—————————
#28 Bervin Woods———————————————