Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 18-May-1940 2:45 PM·Brunswick St·13,000 att.
Fitzroy
12.15 (87)
vs
Essendon
10.16 (76)
Fitzroy won by 11

Fitzroy defeated Essendon 87–76, by 11 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Fitzroy outscored Essendon 34–14.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fitzroy5.4 (34)6.9 (45)10.15 (75)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)
Essendon2.2 (14)5.5 (35)8.9 (57)10.16 (76)10.16 (76)

Fitzroy — 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
#20 Bruce Calverley
#15 Alf Clay1
#18 Frank Curcio
#17 Allan Fields
#4 Kevin Fox4
#7 Audley Gillespie-Jones
#25 Arthur Hall
#9 Arthur Hart
#23 Maurie Hearn1
#6 Fred Hughson
#2 Shadrach James2
#1 Arch Knott
#12 Lindsay McNamara
#27 Mickey Sharp1
#21 Wilfred Smallhorn
#29 Len Smith
#26 Keith Stackpole3
#16 Jim Tagell
#10 Bernie Treweek

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
#7 Norm Baker
#12 George Bell
#9 Ted Bryce3
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#22 Charlie Challenger
#1 Ernie Coward
#16 Joe Evans
#32 Bill Green2
#18 Chris Lambert1
#10 Leo Maynes
#25 George Pattinson
#8 Elton Plummer
#29 Tom Reynolds2
#6 Bob Standfield
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts2
#14 Stan Wilson