Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 23-Jul-1983 2:10 PM·Western Oval·20,708 att.
Footscray
16.11 (107)
vs
Essendon
18.17 (125)
Essendon won by 18

Essendon defeated Footscray 125–107, by 18 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 40–27; Essendon won the disposals count 317–266.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray4.3 (27)6.8 (44)13.9 (87)16.11 (107)16.11 (107)
Essendon6.4 (40)9.10 (64)14.12 (96)18.17 (125)18.17 (125)

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
#26 Robert Anderson4151———————————
#18 Simon Beasley101116—541———————
#16 Chris Burton1411252———————————
#49 Brian Cordy162183—1—————————
#29 Neil Cordy73103———————————
#20 Jim Edmond127199—21————————
#10 Mick Egan115162—1—————————
#17 Chris Hansen86144———————————
#7 Doug Hawkins1310235———1———————
#3 Mark Kellett113147———————————
#8 Rick Kennedy9—95—12————————
#21 Robbert Klomp145————————————
#15 Stephen Lunn10414——41————————
#34 Michael McKenna105152—1—————————
#51 Michael McLean4151——1————————
#1 Andrew Purser67134———21———————
#33 Brian Royal12214———1————————
#2 Jim Sewell437————2———————
#24 Stephen Wallis78153——1————————
#42 Gary Walpole9514——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
#36 Peter Bradbury104145———————————
#20 Tony Buhagiar1312253——2————————
#17 Stephen Carey136192———————————
#8 Neil Clarke107173——1————————
#12 Cameron Clayton123————————————
#24 Stephen Copping113149—41————————
#5 Terry Daniher12719——111———————
#22 Bill Duckworth3582———————————
#10 Garry Foulds154192—11————————
#33 Glenn Hawker215268—22————————
#9 Shane Heard75122———————————
#27 Simon Madden186249—3134———————
#25 Roger Merrett75122—4—3———————
#1 Merv Neagle226284———1———————
#18 Paul Vander Haar5163———————————
#30 Kevin Walsh134————————————
#35 Chris Waterson7—7——1—————————
#32 Tim Watson159248—111———————
#28 Paul Weston136193——1————————
#42 Darren Williams107173—12————————