Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 1-May-1971 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·16,429 att.
Essendon
21.15 (141)
vs
Geelong
16.12 (108)
Essendon won by 33

Essendon defeated Geelong 141–108, by 33 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 52–12; Geelong won the disposals count 314–285.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon8.4 (52)13.5 (83)18.9 (117)21.15 (141)21.15 (141)
Geelong2.0 (12)10.2 (62)14.7 (91)16.12 (108)16.12 (108)

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
#11 Geoff Blethyn151166—55————————
#28 Peter Daniel131143———————————
#32 Barry Davis134174———————————
#40 Hugh Delahunty181198———1———————
#41 Bruce Dodson7183—1—————————
#21 Ken Fletcher20—203——1————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach131146———————————
#4 Gary Grainger66124—2—11———————
#18 Barry Grinter4263———————————
#15 Don Gross225273—5—————————
#44 Len Halley2241———————————
#36 Roger Hampson172193———————————
#14 Wayne Headlam113145———12———————
#29 Ken Hogan4—41———————————
#10 Alan Noonan112137—52————————
#7 Charlie Payne202227———————————
#12 Graeme Schultz147213—33————————
#26 Paul Sproule136195——2————————
#27 Sandy Talbot3—3————————————
#22 John Williams112136———————————

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
#31 Peter Brown178252—21————————
#14 David Clarke17320———1————————
#1 Wayne Closter231244———————————
#15 Terry Farman104142———————————
#24 Tony Gilmore2—21—1—————————
#35 Bill Goggin206262—11————————
#22 Ian Hampshire65114———15———————
#32 David Harris153184——1————————
#21 Brian Martella———————————————
#40 Ian Nankervis146206—21————————
#3 Ken Newland117184—1—4———————
#2 Stewart Palfreyman9—91———————————
#26 Bill Ryan147216—232———————
#30 John Scarlett102124———1———————
#18 Peter Stephens146205—111———————
#4 Phil Stevens133161———————————
#28 Hugh Strahan134177———————————
#23 Doug Wade82106—42————————
#10 Michael Woolnough174212—2—————————
#39 Warwick Yates64102———7———————