Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 26-May-1962 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·37,000 att.
Essendon
14.9 (93)
vs
Footscray
13.9 (87)
Essendon won by 6

Essendon defeated Footscray 93–87, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 50–18.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.0 (18)8.3 (51)11.7 (73)14.9 (93)14.9 (93)
Footscray8.2 (50)8.4 (52)11.7 (73)13.9 (87)13.9 (87)

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—————3—————————
#14 Russell Blew———————————————
#12 Barry Capuano———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke—————1—————————
#36 Paul Doran———————————————
#28 Alec Epis———————————————
#20 Ted Fordham———————————————
#22 Ken Forge———————————————
#23 Ken Fraser—————3—————————
#6 Geoff Gosper———————————————
#16 Graeme Johnston———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#24 Don McKenzie———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell———————————————
#7 Charlie Payne—————3—————————
#2 Terry Rodgers—————3—————————
#5 David Shaw———————————————
#10 Ian Shelton———————————————
#19 John Somerville—————1—————————
#25 Ken Timms———————————————

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
#18 Ray Baxter—————1—————————
#5 Ian Bryant—————1—————————
#27 Graeme Chalmers———————————————
#28 Charlie Evans———————————————
#11 Bill Harrington—————1—————————
#2 Merv Hobbs—————1—————————
#23 John Hoiles———————————————
#38 Barry Ion———————————————
#17 Graham Ion—————3—————————
#25 John Jillard———————————————
#29 Bernie Lee———————————————
#39 Don McKenzie———————————————
#33 Kevin Meddings———————————————
#21 George Savige———————————————
#14 John Schultz———————————————
#24 Jack Slattery—————1—————————
#8 Bob Spargo———————————————
#26 Ray Walker———————————————
#3 Ted Whitten—————5—————————
#1 Murray Zeuschner———————————————