Match Recap
Round 4·Sun, 20-Apr-1997 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·54,922 att.
Geelong
11.19 (85)
vs
Essendon
11.12 (78)
Geelong won by 7

Geelong defeated Essendon 85–78, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 28–16; Geelong led disposals 308–271 while Essendon edged tackles 39–21.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong2.4 (16)2.11 (23)8.17 (65)11.19 (85)11.19 (85)
Essendon4.4 (28)5.8 (38)10.10 (70)11.12 (78)11.12 (78)

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
#6 John Barnes143177——221————3——
#30 Craig Biddiscombe24621——————————
#16 Bill Brownless2—21——1————————
#8 Ronnie Burns75122—22————————
#2 Leigh Colbert82105———————————
#7 Paul Couch45912——————————
#36 Ben Graham62833——————————
#19 Derek Hall129216—12—————2——
#22 Tim Hargreaves831123—3————————
#32 Garry Hocking181028512—————————
#3 Adam Houlihan122145—21————————
#13 Glenn Kilpatrick169253————————1——
#17 Tim McGrath115168———————————
#28 Martin McKinnon157227234————————
#31 David Mensch1192093—13———————
#23 Liam Pickering1361933——————————
#4 Matthew Robbins6171———————————
#27 Brenton Sanderson154195———————————
#12 Brad Sholl63931——————————
#20 Carl Steinfort109194112————————
#26 Barry Stoneham1041421——2———————

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
#27 Steven Alessio32541112———————
#20 Peter Berbakov116173—2—————————
#32 Justin Blumfield691523—21———————
#28 Andrew Bomford821012—2————————
#14 David Calthorpe391212——————————
#9 Che Cockatoo-Collins651114——————————
#7 Chris Daniher10818822—————————
#38 Sean Denham13102333——————————
#31 Dustin Fletcher1241651——————————
#30 Mark Fraser7411—2——————————
#39 Damien Hardwick7293411————————
#5 James Hird13411—1————————
#18 Matthew Lloyd103133—31————————
#13 Michael Long347211—————————
#25 Scott Lucas1361953——————————
#24 Joe Misiti17133053——————————
#3 Ryan OConnor52731123———————
#10 Gary ODonnell10111—2——————————
#15 Michael Prior931251——————————
#12 Michael Symons34722——————————
#6 Sean Wellman1311451——————————