Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 21-Aug-1954 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·36,000 att.
Essendon
7.17 (59)
vs
Footscray
11.12 (78)
Footscray won by 19

Footscray defeated Essendon 78–59, by 19 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 33–4.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.1 (7)3.8 (26)3.12 (30)7.17 (59)7.17 (59)
Footscray3.5 (23)5.8 (38)10.11 (71)11.12 (78)11.12 (78)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth3
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#13 Fred Gallagher
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison
#24 Jack Jones2
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek
#32 Lance Mann
#31 Hugh Mitchell
#34 Mal Pascoe
#27 Ken Peucker
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor
#33 John Towner2

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
#5 Peter Box
#18 Dave Bryden
#2 Jack Collins6
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy1
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore2
#25 Herb Henderson
#1 John Kerr
#19 Alan Martin
#33 Ron McCarthy
#26 Jack Nuttall
#28 Doug Reynolds
#9 Don Ross
#31 Lionel Ryan
#32 Harvey Stevens2
#17 Ron Stockman
#6 Charlie Sutton
#3 Ted Whitten