Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 30-Mar-2002 7:10 PM (6:10 PM)·M.C.G.·42,746 att.
Geelong
11.10 (76)
vs
Essendon
18.18 (126)
Essendon won by 50

Essendon defeated Geelong 126–76, by 50 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 39–10; Essendon won disposals 399–335 and contested possessions 138–119.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong2.0 (12)7.2 (44)8.6 (54)11.10 (76)11.10 (76)
Essendon4.5 (29)11.9 (75)17.12 (114)18.18 (126)18.18 (126)

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
#29 Gary Ablett44841—1—114————
#3 Jimmy Bartel851341———4—4————
#35 Paul Chapman44822———2121———
#14 David Clarke14152993———7—53———
#11 Joel Corey1212244————4484———
#44 Corey Enright121022211——429————
#23 Daniel Foster21322————111———
#7 Ben Graham8614321—53—121———
#25 Brent Grgic103135111—3164———
#2 Tom Harley1061651—————82———
#28 David Johnson33621———3—1————
#1 Steven King121123103——2854112———
#18 Kent Kingsley83114242——15————
#45 Cameron Ling129212—1———251———
#24 Aaron Lord1313265211—4474———
#17 Tim McGrath1251752————121———
#21 Cameron Mooney4481—111117————
#34 James Rahilly3471——————31———
#15 Peter Riccardi146202311—9373———
#27 Brenton Sanderson157227————2—62———
#30 Matthew Scarlett651141—————41———
#12 Brad Sholl94133——1———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
#16 Paul Barnard86142211—3—32———
#32 Justin Blumfield12315741——4154———
#23 Mark Bolton2462—11—113————
#33 Blake Caracella19827102——16581———
#31 Dustin Fletcher1241611——2—164———
#15 Robert Forster-Knight66121————2261———
#26 Chris Heffernan11516431——526————
#3 Aaron Henneman45921—12212————
#34 David Hille7101710111123173———
#5 James Hird20929942——671423——
#21 Danny Jacobs791631——11282———
#14 Jason Johnson25732133—3—43622——
#1 Mark Johnson881642——11141———
#18 Matthew Lloyd122149—61—2—431——
#25 Scott Lucas124166113—7154———
#10 Mark McVeigh62832—2—2—42———
#2 Mark Mercuri1511267—11—42102———
#24 Joe Misiti1618341022——4792———
#29 Gary Moorcroft881632—1—548————
#11 Damien Peverill891751———4271———
#9 Adam Ramanauskas14923511—1425————
#6 Sean Wellman155206——————82———