Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 31-May-1947 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·17,500 att.
Essendon
11.17 (83)
vs
Fitzroy
10.14 (74)
Essendon won by 9

Essendon defeated Fitzroy 83–74, by 9 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Fitzroy 35–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.5 (17)7.10 (52)10.15 (75)11.17 (83)11.17 (83)
Fitzroy2.4 (16)3.6 (24)6.11 (47)10.14 (74)10.14 (74)

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
#33 Noel Allanson———————————————
#23 Bill Brittingham—————2—————————
#35 Percy Bushby———————————————
#15 Wally Buttsworth———————————————
#10 Laurie Dearle———————————————
#32 Harry Equid———————————————
#13 Les Field———————————————
#18 Les Gardiner———————————————
#8 Bert Harper———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison———————————————
#24 Jack Jones—————1—————————
#22 Gordon Lane—————2—————————
#9 Ted Leehane—————2—————————
#31 Bob McClure—————1—————————
#4 Norm McDonald———————————————
#29 Ken Newton———————————————
#2 Keith Rawle———————————————
#3 Dick Reynolds—————3—————————
#21 Cec Ruddell———————————————
#1 Herbie Tonkes———————————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Jim Brown———————————————
#31 Bert Clay———————————————
#2 George Coates———————————————
#1 Jack Collins———————————————
#18 Frank Curcio———————————————
#33 Claude Curtin—————1—————————
#32 Clen Denning———————————————
#23 Allan Fields—————2—————————
#25 Eddie Hart—————3—————————
#14 George Hoskins———————————————
#6 Fred Hughson———————————————
#27 Noel Jarvis———————————————
#17 Norm Johnstone———————————————
#19 Alan McLaughlin———————————————
#12 Bob Miller———————————————
#20 Reg Nicholls———————————————
#7 Alan Ruthven—————4—————————
#30 Harold Shillinglaw———————————————
#10 Ken Sier———————————————
#28 Stan Vandersluys———————————————