Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 11-May-1957 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·30,000 att.
Essendon
11.14 (80)
vs
Footscray
4.14 (38)
Essendon won by 42

Essendon defeated Footscray 80–38, by 42 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 21–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.5 (23)6.8 (44)9.11 (65)11.14 (80)11.14 (80)
Footscray2.2 (14)3.7 (25)3.9 (27)4.14 (38)4.14 (38)

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
#11 John Birt—————3—————————
#2 Stan Booth—————1—————————
#18 Reg Burgess———————————————
#32 Don Carmichael———————————————
#20 Jim Carstairs———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke———————————————
#26 Brian Donohoe—————1—————————
#24 Robert Fox———————————————
#22 Jeff Gamble———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison—————2—————————
#21 Jack Knowles———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek—————1—————————
#10 Leo Maloney———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————2—————————
#34 Mal Pascoe———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#35 Bob Shearman———————————————
#5 Bob Suter———————————————
#25 Ken Timms—————1—————————
#33 John Towner———————————————

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 Jack Collins—————2—————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Roger Duffy—————1—————————
#11 Arthur Edwards———————————————
#24 Jim Gallagher———————————————
#34 Brian Gilmore———————————————
#14 Ron Henriksen———————————————
#1 John Kerr———————————————
#29 Bernie Lee———————————————
#20 Peter McRae———————————————
#4 Jack OHalloran—————1—————————
#21 Ron Porta———————————————
#15 John Quarrell———————————————
#28 Doug Reynolds———————————————
#9 Don Ross———————————————
#31 Lionel Ryan———————————————
#32 Harvey Stevens———————————————
#10 John Westacott———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten———————————————