Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 21-Sep-1968 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·103,649 att.
Essendon
11.25 (91)
vs
Geelong
9.13 (67)
Essendon won by 24

Essendon defeated Geelong 91–67, by 24 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 26–4.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.6 (24)7.10 (52)10.18 (78)11.25 (91)11.25 (91)
Geelong5.3 (33)8.6 (54)8.10 (58)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)

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
#14 Russell Blew222248———————————
#18 Greg Brown3—3————————————
#19 Robin Close131144—13————————
#32 Barry Davis172197———————————
#30 John Ellis166224——2————————
#28 Alec Epis184225———————————
#36 Neil Evans213————4———————
#21 Ken Fletcher192217———————————
#20 Ted Fordham1611710—21————————
#23 Ken Fraser74111——12———————
#17 Darryl Gerlach9—93———————————
#6 Geoff Gosper143172—21————————
#16 Bruce Lake2242——2————————
#24 Don McKenzie538———121———————
#10 Alan Noonan145198—33————————
#7 Charlie Payne142167—132———————
#35 Geoff Pryor161176———5———————
#5 David Shaw14—144—13————————
#26 Paul Sproule151163—14————————
#22 John Williams13—135———————————

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
#25 Geoff Ainsworth132153———————————
#6 Gareth Andrews8311————————————
#1 Wayne Closter251265—11————————
#15 Terry Farman102124———————————
#18 Ken Gladman213————————————
#35 Bill Goggin267332——1————————
#11 Ron Hosking181192———————————
#2 Denis Marshall24—247——1————————
#8 Chris Mitchell127199——121———————
#3 Ken Newland108183——1————————
#17 Sam Newman122145———13———————
#36 Tony Polinelli17—176——1————————
#27 Geoff Rosenow1621810———————————
#26 Bill Ryan85136—1—1———————
#30 John Scarlett3251———————————
#10 John Sharrock132155—36————————
#4 Phil Stevens11—114—1—————————
#28 Hugh Strahan1—1————————————
#23 Doug Wade7297—31————————
#34 Peter Walker10919————————————