Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 15-Jun-1968 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·13,941 att.
Essendon
11.17 (83)
vs
Footscray
5.11 (41)
Essendon won by 42

Essendon defeated Footscray 83–41, by 42 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 37–5.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.1 (31)6.6 (42)6.10 (46)11.17 (83)11.17 (83)
Footscray1.4 (10)1.4 (10)5.6 (36)5.11 (41)5.11 (41)

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
#14 Russell Blew185236—1—————————
#18 Greg Brown123154——1————————
#19 Robin Close82102——1————————
#45 Peter Daniel91104———————————
#32 Barry Davis16102610——3————————
#29 Kevin Egan56113—11————————
#30 John Ellis144185—12————————
#28 Alec Epis136194———————————
#21 Ken Fletcher144186———————————
#20 Ted Fordham205259——31———————
#23 Ken Fraser57124——17———————
#6 Geoff Gosper212233———————————
#16 Bruce Lake5—51—31————————
#42 Eddie Lake1—1————————————
#24 Don McKenzie7183—1—15———————
#10 Alan Noonan111123—42————————
#7 Charlie Payne———————————————
#35 Geoff Pryor83115———8———————
#5 David Shaw153182———————————
#22 John Williams9—93———————————

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
#20 Les Bartlett6173———8———————
#6 George Bisset163192——3————————
#5 Ian Bryant11—111—12————————
#29 Fred Cook151166———————————
#15 David Darcy121137———————————
#18 Kevin Delmenico133163——23———————
#28 Noel Fincher———————————————
#2 Peter Hines5—54—31————————
#25 John Jillard183212———————————
#6 Stuart Magee244282——1————————
#8 Alan Mannix123154——1————————
#22 Ron McGowan152177———————————
#30 Don McKenzie2132———————————
#19 Gary Merrington141155———————————
#12 Robert Percy132152———————————
#32 John Reilly8193———————————
#14 John Schultz121133———20———————
#36 Ricky Spargo19—191——1————————
#16 David Thorpe181197—1—————————
#3 Ted Whitten913225———————————