Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 3-Jun-1944 2:30 PM·Windy Hill·7,000 att.
Essendon
17.14 (116)
vs
Geelong
11.14 (80)
Essendon won by 36

Essendon defeated Geelong 116–80, by 36 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 43–14.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.3 (33)11.10 (76)14.11 (95)17.14 (116)17.14 (116)
Geelong3.2 (20)5.4 (34)8.9 (57)11.14 (80)11.14 (80)

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 Gordon Abbott—————2—————————
#31 Norm Betson———————————————
#35 Percy Bushby—————1—————————
#15 Wally Buttsworth———————————————
#19 Jack Cassin—————1—————————
#1 Ernie Coward———————————————
#10 Laurie Dearle———————————————
#21 Murray Dimble—————2—————————
#16 Ray Finn—————1—————————
#30 Bob Flanigan———————————————
#20 Les Griggs—————1—————————
#12 Bert Harper———————————————
#6 Allan Hird———————————————
#7 Bill Hutchison———————————————
#22 Gordon Lane—————4—————————
#8 Elton Plummer———————————————
#17 Ray Powell—————2—————————
#24 Noel Smith—————3—————————
#34 Bob Syme———————————————

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
#16 Max Atkin———————————————
#26 Gerard Barrett———————————————
#8 Doug Brown———————————————
#29 Tom Burns———————————————
#1 Jack Butcher—————1—————————
#6 George Dougherty—————1—————————
#3 Jim Fitzgerald———————————————
#17 George Gniel———————————————
#11 Colin Graham—————2—————————
#30 Jim Howie———————————————
#28 Pat Leahy———————————————
#31 Alec Mathieson—————1—————————
#2 Frank McWilliams———————————————
#23 Vic Nankervis—————3—————————
#10 Ralph Patman———————————————
#24 Jack Sing—————1—————————
#22 Wally Southern———————————————
#20 Neil Tucker———————————————
#7 Lindsay White—————2—————————