Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 28-Apr-1928 2:45 PM·Western Oval·20,000 att.
Footscray
10.9 (69)
vs
Essendon
10.13 (73)
Essendon won by 4

Essendon defeated Footscray 73–69, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 40–0.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray5.5 (35)5.5 (35)9.7 (61)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)
Essendon1.0 (6)7.4 (46)7.7 (49)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)

Footscray — 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
#22 Frank Aked———————————————
#15 Frank Bult———————————————
#24 Ted Cahill———————————————
#21 Les Chapple—————3—————————
#3 Charlie Gaudion—————1—————————
#20 Ralph Greenhalgh———————————————
#14 Fred Hansen———————————————
#2 Allan Hopkins—————2—————————
#16 Doug Johnstone———————————————
#7 Alby Morrison———————————————
#10 Jack OBrien—————1—————————
#20 Albert Outen———————————————
#16 Charlie Rowe—————2—————————
#1 Paddy Scanlan———————————————
#13 Charlie Sloley———————————————
#19 Wally Warden———————————————
#5 Jack Watt———————————————
#6 George Woodman—————1—————————

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
#3 Norm Beckton—————1—————————
#18 Lloyd Bertram—————3—————————
#17 Garnet Campbell———————————————
#19 Syd Carman———————————————
#12 Harry Gregory———————————————
#20 Joe Hammond———————————————
#27 Jack Kidd———————————————
#24 Frank Maher———————————————
#1 Ernie Martin———————————————
#9 Ned McSweeney———————————————
#22 Frank Nash———————————————
#2 Howard Okey———————————————
#33 Artie Rennie———————————————
#19 Norm Simpson—————1—————————
#25 Greg Stockdale—————5—————————
#5 Jack Vosti———————————————
#28 Paddy Walsh———————————————
#32 Len Webster———————————————