Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 31-Aug-1968 2:20 PM·Western Oval·19,390 att.
Footscray
12.13 (85)
vs
Essendon
15.22 (112)
Essendon won by 27

Essendon defeated Footscray 112–85, by 27 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 32–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.2 (14)6.6 (42)10.10 (70)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)
Essendon4.6 (30)6.9 (45)11.14 (80)15.22 (112)15.22 (112)

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 Bartlett10—104—113———————
#34 Graeme Bean10—102———————————
#6 George Bisset277347—11————————
#5 Ian Bryant152174—22————————
#29 Fred Cook131144———————————
#18 Kevin Delmenico7181———————————
#24 Gary Dempsey151168—1—13———————
#1 Ken Greenwood111123———2———————
#2 Peter Hines6281———————————
#25 John Jillard8—83———————————
#6 Stuart Magee254299—12————————
#33 Ivan Marsh15—155—122———————
#22 Ron McGowan6173———————————
#30 Don McKenzie———————————————
#19 Gary Merrington185232———————————
#9 Laurie Sandilands12—124—22————————
#36 Ricky Spargo221233—21————————
#16 David Thorpe223259———————————
#37 Peter Welsh6174———9———————
#3 Ted Whitten126183—1—————————

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 Blew183213—21————————
#19 Robin Close153189—11————————
#32 Barry Davis222247———————————
#29 Kevin Egan13417———2————————
#30 John Ellis78152—22————————
#28 Alec Epis8192———————————
#27 John Fanning6172———9———————
#21 Ken Fletcher154192——3————————
#20 Ted Fordham243276—22————————
#23 Ken Fraser99187——11———————
#17 Darryl Gerlach12—126———————————
#6 Geoff Gosper———————————————
#4 Lindsay McGie102123———————————
#24 Don McKenzie———————————————
#10 Alan Noonan145198—37————————
#46 Vic Papp123152———————————
#7 Charlie Payne215268—511———————
#35 Geoff Pryor9—94———————————
#9 Bruce Waite132155———18———————
#22 John Williams3—32———————————