Match Recap
Round 21·Sat, 26-Aug-1972 2:10 PM·Junction Oval·17,252 att.
Fitzroy
14.20 (104)
vs
Essendon
18.11 (119)
Essendon won by 15

Essendon defeated Fitzroy 119–104, by 15 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Fitzroy outscored Essendon 44–13.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fitzroy4.6 (30)10.14 (74)14.17 (101)14.20 (104)14.20 (104)
Essendon5.2 (32)7.3 (45)15.8 (98)18.11 (119)18.11 (119)

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
#23 Norm Brown7295—119———————
#32 Russell Crow93124———21———————
#2 Norm Dare241256—2—————————
#16 John Formosa2131———————————
#7 Warwick Irwin143171—27————————
#28 Trevor Lloyd104141—2—————————
#36 Harvey Merrigan14—144———————————
#22 Shane Molloy127196———————————
#5 John Murphy30—303—25————————
#1 Kevin Murray97162——2————————
#30 Gerry Noonan6282—31————————
#14 Barry Padley102122———————————
#15 David Rhodes93124———————————
#8 Laurie Richards152175——21———————
#26 Glenn Robertson———————————————
#18 Leigh Robertson82106———————————
#34 Doug Searl141158———————————
#21 Alan Thompson121131———————————
#33 David Wall111123———————————
#29 Garry Wilson144185—21————————

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
#11 Geoff Blethyn102125—43————————
#9 John Cassin———————————————
#28 Peter Daniel121134———————————
#32 Barry Davis223258—2—————————
#40 Hugh Delahunty143179—31————————
#1 Neville Fields184226—12————————
#21 Ken Fletcher191204———————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach91104———————————
#18 Barry Grinter92115———1———————
#44 Len Halley6395———4———————
#24 Don McKenzie104145———12———————
#10 Alan Noonan96154—12————————
#5 Gary Parkes21—215———————————
#36 Greg Perry———————————————
#6 Ken Roberts133165—2—————————
#12 Graeme Schultz5—51—11————————
#35 Ray Smith142163———————————
#8 Des Tuddenham195247———————————
#22 John Williams10—103———————————
#33 Andrew Wilson223255—42————————