Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 5-May-1973 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·19,007 att.
Essendon
16.26 (122)
vs
Geelong
15.16 (106)
Essendon won by 16

Essendon defeated Geelong 122–106, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 37–16.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.6 (24)8.13 (61)11.18 (84)16.26 (122)16.26 (122)
Geelong5.6 (36)7.10 (52)10.12 (72)15.16 (106)15.16 (106)

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
#19 Robin Close153185—22————————
#28 Peter Daniel8—81———————————
#1 Neville Fields91102—1—————————
#21 Ken Fletcher18—184——1————————
#15 Don Gross74111——2————————
#44 Len Halley———————————————
#23 Peter Hickmott7181——2————————
#24 Don McKenzie82103———9———————
#34 Laurie Moloney14—145———————————
#25 Graham Moss175229—1111———————
#10 Alan Noonan20—208—311———————
#5 Gary Parkes10—101——1————————
#16 Greg Perry74115—1—6———————
#6 Ken Roberts101113—26————————
#35 Ray Smith142166———————————
#8 Des Tuddenham154193—21————————
#39 Pat Wellington14—144—25————————
#22 John Williams111124———————————
#33 Andrew Wilson282302—2—————————
#55 Ross Wright2353———————————

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 Ainsworth617————————————
#6 Gareth Andrews213———1————————
#5 David Barkley8196—13————————
#14 David Clarke254297—23————————
#1 Wayne Closter161175—2—————————
#11 Tim Evans16—165———————————
#15 Terry Farman83112———————————
#24 Tony Gilmore9312————————————
#22 Ian Hampshire46105———5———————
#26 Jack Hawkins7—72———————————
#39 Kevin Higgins91102—1—————————
#34 Graeme Linke111125———————————
#33 Bruce Nankervis154197—2—————————
#40 Ian Nankervis1911301—23————————
#3 Ken Newland7291—22————————
#17 Sam Newman69155———12———————
#37 Ivan Russell4372—11————————
#13 Paul Sarah8—82—12————————
#30 John Scarlett96155—1—————————
#4 Phil Stevens628———1————————