Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 8-Jun-1957 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·22,000 att.
Essendon
21.12 (138)
vs
Geelong
15.12 (102)
Essendon won by 36

Essendon defeated Geelong 138–102, by 36 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 57–21.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.2 (26)8.8 (56)12.9 (81)21.12 (138)21.12 (138)
Geelong5.4 (34)7.8 (50)12.9 (81)15.12 (102)15.12 (102)

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
#11 John Birt1
#2 Stan Booth2
#18 Reg Burgess
#1 Jack Clarke
#26 Brian Donohoe
#19 Trevor Elliott
#24 Robert Fox
#13 Fred Gallagher12
#22 Jeff Gamble
#3 John Gill
#4 Col Hebbard2
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek1
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#9 Greg Sewell
#35 Bob Shearman
#5 Bob Suter
#27 Eric Webster

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
#33 Peter Barran
#9 Colin Barton
#14 Les Borrack
#32 Clive Brown
#19 Alan Byron
#25 Bernie Crowe
#4 Bob Davis1
#18 Bruce Ferrari3
#10 John Haygarth
#36 John Helmer3
#40 Max Hetherington
#13 Bill James
#5 Doug Long
#17 John ONeill
#6 Peter Pianto1
#15 Colin Rice
#11 Bernie Smith
#28 Neil Trezise2
#3 Fred Wooller5
#39 John Worland