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 Abbott2
#31 Norm Betson
#35 Percy Bushby1
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#19 Jack Cassin1
#1 Ernie Coward
#10 Laurie Dearle
#21 Murray Dimble2
#16 Ray Finn1
#30 Bob Flanigan
#20 Les Griggs1
#12 Bert Harper
#6 Allan Hird
#7 Bill Hutchison
#22 Gordon Lane4
#8 Elton Plummer
#17 Ray Powell2
#24 Noel Smith3
#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 Butcher1
#6 George Dougherty1
#3 Jim Fitzgerald
#17 George Gniel
#11 Colin Graham2
#30 Jim Howie
#28 Pat Leahy
#31 Alec Mathieson1
#2 Frank McWilliams
#23 Vic Nankervis3
#10 Ralph Patman
#24 Jack Sing1
#22 Wally Southern
#20 Neil Tucker
#7 Lindsay White2