Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 13-May-1961 2:20 PM·Glenferrie Oval·31,000 att.
Hawthorn
9.21 (75)
vs
Essendon
12.4 (76)
Essendon won by 1

Essendon defeated Hawthorn 76–75, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Hawthorn 25–13.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn1.5 (11)6.9 (45)8.14 (62)9.21 (75)9.21 (75)
Essendon2.1 (13)6.1 (37)8.3 (51)12.4 (76)12.4 (76)

Hawthorn — 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
#2 Graham Arthur———————————————
#6 Ron Cabble———————————————
#32 Kevin Connell—————2—————————
#9 Brendan Edwards—————2—————————
#5 John Fisher———————————————
#22 Phil Hay—————2—————————
#20 Sted Hay———————————————
#11 Malcolm Hill———————————————
#17 Bill Joiner———————————————
#1 Les Kaine———————————————
#7 Ian Law—————2—————————
#28 John McArthur———————————————
#26 Cam McPherson———————————————
#14 Ian Mort———————————————
#3 Ron Nalder———————————————
#23 John Peck—————1—————————
#27 Roy Simmonds———————————————
#12 John Winneke———————————————
#31 Garry Young———————————————
#30 Colin Youren———————————————

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 John Birt—————2—————————
#14 Russell Blew———————————————
#12 Barry Capuano———————————————
#1 Jack Clarke—————3—————————
#32 Barry Davis———————————————
#36 Paul Doran—————2—————————
#3 Bob Dunlop—————2—————————
#28 Alec Epis———————————————
#22 Ken Forge———————————————
#23 Ken Fraser———————————————
#4 Col Hebbard———————————————
#30 Geoff Leek———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————3—————————
#17 George Moloney———————————————
#34 Brian Sampson———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#5 David Shaw———————————————
#10 Ian Shelton———————————————
#19 John Somerville———————————————
#25 Ken Timms———————————————