Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 23-May-1959 2:30 PM·Windy Hill·18,000 att.
Essendon
11.18 (84)
vs
Geelong
7.12 (54)
Essendon won by 30

Essendon defeated Geelong 84–54, by 30 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 33–13.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.8 (14)6.11 (47)8.13 (61)11.18 (84)11.18 (84)
Geelong0.4 (4)2.5 (17)5.9 (39)7.12 (54)7.12 (54)

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
#6 Geoff Barber
#11 John Birt3
#1 Jack Clarke
#12 Kevin Dellar
#26 Brian Donohoe
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans4
#23 Ken Fraser
#30 Geoff Leek1
#16 Graham Leydin
#7 Lance Mann
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#15 Alby Murdoch
#14 Don Nicolson
#24 Kevin Parks
#34 Brian Sampson2
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw
#35 Bob Shearman
#10 Ian Shelton

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 Les Borrack
#32 Clive Brown
#16 Bill Cook1
#13 Barry Cougle
#23 Bob Gazzard
#10 John Haygarth1
#36 John Helmer1
#12 Ron Hovey
#5 Doug Long1
#4 Alistair Lord
#33 George McGrath
#2 Eric Nicholls
#20 John OConnell
#15 Colin Rice
#37 Ron Smith
#31 John Thomas
#28 Neil Trezise1
#21 Geoff Williams
#3 Fred Wooller1
#40 John Yeates1