Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 3-Aug-1957 2:15 PM·Western Oval·24,942 att.
Footscray
7.8 (50)
vs
Essendon
12.11 (83)
Essendon won by 33

Essendon defeated Footscray 83–50, by 33 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 33–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.2 (14)4.3 (27)4.4 (28)7.8 (50)7.8 (50)
Essendon4.3 (27)5.6 (36)10.9 (69)12.11 (83)12.11 (83)

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
#2 Jack Collins5
#16 Bill Costello
#8 Max Cross1
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy1
#11 Arthur Edwards
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore
#25 Herb Henderson
#14 Ron Henriksen
#29 Bernie Lee
#4 Brian Moloney
#4 Jack OHalloran
#21 Ron Porta
#33 Don Rawson
#9 Don Ross
Noel Ryan
#32 Harvey Stevens
#10 John Westacott
#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
#11 John Birt
#2 Stan Booth
#18 Reg Burgess
#1 Jack Clarke
#24 Robert Fox1
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill2
#38 Bob Gluyas4
#4 Col Hebbard2
#14 Jim Heenan2
#7 Bill Hutchison
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek1
#10 Leo Maloney
#31 Hugh Mitchell
#34 Mal Pascoe
#9 Greg Sewell
#35 Bob Shearman
#5 Bob Suter
#33 John Towner