Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 22-May-1954 2:15 PM·Western Oval·30,000 att.
Footscray
12.8 (80)
vs
Essendon
4.7 (31)
Footscray won by 49

Footscray defeated Essendon 80–31, by 49 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 34–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray5.4 (34)7.5 (47)9.7 (61)12.8 (80)12.8 (80)
Essendon1.1 (7)2.3 (15)3.4 (22)4.7 (31)4.7 (31)

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
#5 Peter Box—————2—————————
#18 Dave Bryden———————————————
#2 Jack Collins—————4—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#11 Arthur Edwards—————1—————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore—————2—————————
#10 Roy Harper———————————————
#25 Herb Henderson———————————————
#4 Ian Letcher———————————————
#19 Alan Martin———————————————
#33 Ron McCarthy———————————————
#26 Jack Nuttall———————————————
#27 Alby Outen———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds—————1—————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#32 Harvey Stevens—————2—————————
#6 Charlie Sutton———————————————
#15 Norm Thompson———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————

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
#19 Doug Bigelow———————————————
#2 Stan Booth———————————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#10 John Coleman—————2—————————
#3 John Gill—————1—————————
#23 Jack Harrington———————————————
#14 Jim Heenan———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————1—————————
#24 Jack Jones———————————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#32 Lance Mann———————————————
#25 Roy McConnell———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell———————————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#15 Bob Taylor———————————————
#33 John Towner———————————————