Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 22-May-1971 2:10 PM·Western Oval·21,295 att.
Footscray
17.17 (119)
vs
Essendon
12.7 (79)
Footscray won by 40

Footscray defeated Essendon 119–79, by 40 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 33–13; Footscray won the disposals count 341–282.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray5.3 (33)9.6 (60)12.13 (85)17.17 (119)17.17 (119)
Essendon2.1 (13)6.3 (39)9.6 (60)12.7 (79)12.7 (79)

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
#6 George Bisset1642023
#26 Don Brown2241
#10 Gordon Casey205254
#15 David Darcy12124
#24 Gary Dempsey1181912119
#23 Stuart Magee2711389
#8 Alan Mannix174215
#22 Ron McGowan154193
#19 Gary Merrington115165
#36 Charles Pagnoccolo1282021
#2 Bernie Quinlan19221933
#11 Laurie Rippon731043
#14 Barry Round92115413
#18 Ian Salmon141154312
#9 Laurie Sandilands61731
#29 Grant Simmons13134
#37 Harry Skreja8412213
#28 Les Stillman10313112
#16 David Thorpe3384191
#4 Peter Welsh4412

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
#25 Ian Anderson1111
#11 Geoff Blethyn7751
#28 Peter Daniel111127
#32 Barry Davis2022281
#40 Hugh Delahunty142166
#41 Bruce Dodson9941
#21 Ken Fletcher18185
#17 Darryl Gerlach171185
#2 Bob Greenwood1515511
#15 Don Gross24226411
#14 Wayne Headlam941356
#24 Don McKenzie11115210
#10 Alan Noonan101053
#7 Charlie Payne61731
#3 Ian Payne17219311
#12 Graeme Schultz1611721
#35 Ray Smith134175
#26 Paul Sproule13316421
#27 Sandy Talbot332
#22 John Williams241257