Match Recap
Round 14·Sat, 8-Jul-1972 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·23,873 att.
Geelong
10.10 (70)
vs
Essendon
9.6 (60)
Geelong won by 10

Geelong defeated Essendon 70–60, by 10 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 21–2; Geelong won the disposals count 302–239.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong2.1 (13)6.6 (42)9.9 (63)10.10 (70)10.10 (70)
Essendon3.2 (20)5.4 (34)5.6 (36)9.6 (60)9.6 (60)

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 Ainsworth8—84———————————
#6 Gareth Andrews162186——22———————
#5 David Barkley143175—21————————
#14 David Clarke171184—33————————
#11 Tim Evans112136———————————
#24 Tony Gilmore202224——1————————
#22 Ian Hampshire94135———14———————
#39 Kevin Higgins17—172———————————
#40 Ian Nankervis333365———————————
#3 Ken Newland154198—1—1———————
#17 Sam Newman152178———5———————
#26 Bill Ryan134178———————————
#13 Paul Sarah171184———————————
#30 John Scarlett8—84———————————
#4 Phil Stevens171183———————————
#28 Hugh Strahan162188———1———————
#23 Doug Wade91103—43————————
#19 Robert Whatman112135———————————
#10 Michael Woolnough2—2————————————
#12 Jim Wright———————————————

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 Geoff Blethyn11—115—52————————
#9 John Cassin5—52———————————
#28 Peter Daniel6—63———————————
#32 Barry Davis15—152———————————
#40 Hugh Delahunty121136———————————
#1 Neville Fields181194———————————
#21 Ken Fletcher121133———————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach11—112———————————
#18 Barry Grinter171189———4———————
#44 Len Halley132155—1—3———————
#24 Don McKenzie101113——14———————
#34 Laurie Moloney11112————————————
#10 Alan Noonan6282—1—————————
#7 Charlie Payne4—42———————————
#36 Greg Perry6282—1111———————
#6 Ken Roberts113146———————————
#12 Graeme Schultz166225——1————————
#8 Des Tuddenham181192—11————————
#22 John Williams10—102———————————
#33 Andrew Wilson5—5————————————