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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 George Bisset164202—3—————————
#26 Don Brown2241———————————
#10 Gordon Casey205254———————————
#15 David Darcy12—124———————————
#24 Gary Dempsey1181912—119———————
#23 Stuart Magee2711389———————————
#8 Alan Mannix174215———————————
#22 Ron McGowan154193———————————
#19 Gary Merrington115165———————————
#36 Charles Pagnoccolo128202——1————————
#2 Bernie Quinlan192219—33————————
#11 Laurie Rippon73104———3———————
#14 Barry Round92115—413———————
#18 Ian Salmon141154—312———————
#9 Laurie Sandilands6173——1————————
#29 Grant Simmons13—134———————————
#37 Harry Skreja84122—13————————
#28 Les Stillman103131—12————————
#16 David Thorpe338419—1—————————
#4 Peter Welsh4—41———2———————

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
#25 Ian Anderson1—11—1—————————
#11 Geoff Blethyn7—75——1————————
#28 Peter Daniel111127———————————
#32 Barry Davis202228——1————————
#40 Hugh Delahunty142166———————————
#41 Bruce Dodson9—94——1————————
#21 Ken Fletcher18—185———————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach171185———————————
#2 Bob Greenwood15—155—11————————
#15 Don Gross242264—11————————
#14 Wayne Headlam94135———6———————
#24 Don McKenzie11—115—2—10———————
#10 Alan Noonan10—105—3—————————
#7 Charlie Payne6173———1———————
#3 Ian Payne172193—11————————
#12 Graeme Schultz161172—1—————————
#35 Ray Smith134175———————————
#26 Paul Sproule133164—21————————
#27 Sandy Talbot3—32———————————
#22 John Williams241257———————————