Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 22-Aug-1959 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·30,000 att.
Essendon
11.8 (74)
vs
Fitzroy
7.12 (54)
Essendon won by 20

Essendon defeated Fitzroy 74–54, by 20 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Fitzroy 31–5.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.1 (31)7.3 (45)9.7 (61)11.8 (74)11.8 (74)
Fitzroy0.5 (5)3.6 (24)6.8 (44)7.12 (54)7.12 (54)

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 John Birt
#18 Reg Burgess
#47 Barry Capuano1
#1 Jack Clarke1
#36 Paul Doran1
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans2
#23 Ken Fraser
#4 Col Hebbard
#30 Geoff Leek
#7 Lance Mann
#31 Hugh Mitchell5
#15 Alby Murdoch
#29 Ken Peucker1
#34 Brian Sampson
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw
#35 Bob Shearman
#10 Ian Shelton
#33 John Towner

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
#16 Owen Abrahams
#6 Ian Aston
#31 Brian Barclay
#20 Graham Campbell1
#7 Wally Clark
#30 Don Furness
#33 Alan Gale
#4 Graham Gotch2
#19 Ron Harvey
#23 Bob Henderson
#15 Geoff Hill
#1 Graham Knight
#29 Graeme MacKenzie
#2 Kevin Murray
#3 Brian Pert
#22 Ken Ross
#27 Ray Slocum
#9 Rod Vernon1
#18 Keith Wiegard
#13 Kevin Wright3