Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM·East Melbourne
Essendon
5.2 (32)
vs
Geelong
8.9 (57)
Geelong won by 25

Geelong defeated Essendon 57–32, by 25 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 23–0.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.0 (18)4.1 (25)5.2 (32)5.2 (32)5.2 (32)
Geelong1.1 (7)4.2 (26)5.4 (34)8.9 (57)8.9 (57)

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
Jim Anderson
Son Barry
Harold Brown
Arthur Cleghorn1
Maurie Collins
Tod Collins
Edgar Croft1
Jim Darcy
Charlie Forbes
Hugh Gavin
Joe Groves
Gus Kearney
Ted Kinnear
George Martin
Ned Officer
Pat OLoughlin1
Jim Park
George Stuckey
George Vautin
Norm Waugh2

Geelong — 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
Bert Barling
Sam Brockwell
Peter Burns
Charlie Coles3
Jack Conway
Jim Flynn1
Teddy Holligan
Eddy James
Tom Maguire
Firth McCallum
Henry McShane
Jim McShane
Joe McShane1
Jimmy Palmer
Jack Parkin
Billy Pincott
Teddy Rankin
Archie Thompson
Fred White2
Henry Young1