Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 9-Jun-1945 2:30 PM·Western Oval·23,000 att.
Footscray
12.15 (87)
vs
Essendon
7.14 (56)
Footscray won by 31

Footscray defeated Essendon 87–56, by 31 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 30–4.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.2 (14)6.8 (44)8.10 (58)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)
Essendon1.6 (12)1.10 (16)4.13 (37)7.14 (56)7.14 (56)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#28 Allan Broadway
#16 Merv Dudley
#19 Reg Evenden
#18 Harry Gingell
#20 Jim Greenham
#5 Ron Grove2
#9 Pat Hand
#7 Harry Hickey
#11 Allan Jacobsen2
#27 Len McCankie
#21 George McLaren
#31 Bill McTaggart
#3 Arthur Olliver2
#12 Roy Rawlings1
#10 Joe Ryan2
#32 Ted Ryan1
#1 Jim Thoms1
#30 George Tribe1
#25 Tom Tribe

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
#31 Norm Betson
#23 Bill Brittingham2
#35 Percy Bushby
#27 Fred Buttsworth2
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#1 Ernie Coward
#10 Laurie Dearle
#18 Les Gardiner
#6 Allan Hird
#4 Jackie Huggard
#7 Bill Hutchison
#19 Ron Jory1
#14 Chris Lambert
#26 Jack Lyons
#32 Peter Paterson
#20 Bill Pearson
#3 Dick Reynolds2
#21 Cec Ruddell
#24 Noel Smith