Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 5-Aug-1950 2:15 PM·Western Oval·13,000 att.
Footscray
10.9 (69)
vs
Essendon
10.11 (71)
Essendon won by 2

Essendon defeated Footscray 71–69, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 48–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray7.6 (48)8.6 (54)10.8 (68)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)
Essendon0.2 (2)4.7 (31)5.7 (37)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)

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
#30 Angus Abbey———————————————
#18 Dave Bryden—————2—————————
#17 Alan Bulman———————————————
#2 Jack Collins———————————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#8 Reg Egan———————————————
#1 Don Henderson—————3—————————
#15 Morrie Hutcheson———————————————
#12 Merv Laffey—————1—————————
#32 Marty McDonnell———————————————
#21 George McLaren———————————————
#16 Frank McRae———————————————
#24 Tom Miller———————————————
#3 Arthur Olliver—————2—————————
#20 Bill Reardon———————————————
#31 Evan Rees———————————————
#23 Bruce Reid———————————————
#26 Bill Scanlan—————1—————————
#6 Charlie Sutton—————1—————————
#33 Dick Wearmouth———————————————

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
#33 Noel Allanson———————————————
#19 Doug Bigelow—————1—————————
#27 Bob Bradley———————————————
#23 Bill Brittingham———————————————
#10 John Coleman—————3—————————
#2 Jack Collins———————————————
#15 Alan Dale———————————————
#18 Les Gardiner———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————1—————————
#24 Jack Jones———————————————
#9 Ted Leehane—————1—————————
#1 Tom Leehane———————————————
#1 Ray Martini———————————————
#31 Bob McClure———————————————
#4 Norm McDonald———————————————
#11 Ron McEwin———————————————
#35 Fred Payne———————————————
#3 Dick Reynolds———————————————
#22 Bill Snell———————————————
#16 Greg Tate—————4—————————