Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 12-Aug-1961 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·27,200 att.
Essendon
10.12 (72)
vs
Hawthorn
11.13 (79)
Hawthorn won by 7

Hawthorn defeated Essendon 79–72, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Hawthorn outscored Essendon 34–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.3 (9)4.5 (29)7.10 (52)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)
Hawthorn5.4 (34)7.6 (48)10.9 (69)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#18 Graeme Beissel———————————————
#11 John Birt—————3—————————
#14 Russell Blew———————————————
#12 Barry Capuano—————1—————————
#32 Barry Davis———————————————
#36 Paul Doran———————————————
#28 Alec Epis———————————————
#8 Ron Evans—————2—————————
#23 Ken Fraser—————1—————————
#4 Col Hebbard—————1—————————
#24 Don McKenzie———————————————
#31 Hugh Mitchell—————1—————————
#17 George Moloney———————————————
#15 Alby Murdoch—————1—————————
#2 Terry Rodgers———————————————
#9 Greg Sewell———————————————
#5 David Shaw———————————————
#10 Ian Shelton———————————————
#19 John Somerville———————————————
#25 Ken Timms———————————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Graham Arthur—————1—————————
#4 Morton Browne—————1—————————
#10 Graham Cooper———————————————
#19 John Cunningham—————2—————————
#9 Brendan Edwards———————————————
#5 John Fisher———————————————
#22 Phil Hay———————————————
#20 Sted Hay———————————————
#11 Malcolm Hill———————————————
#1 Les Kaine———————————————
#7 Ian Law—————3—————————
#28 John McArthur———————————————
#26 Cam McPherson———————————————
#14 Ian Mort———————————————
#3 Ron Nalder———————————————
#23 John Peck—————3—————————
#29 Reg Poole———————————————
#12 John Winneke———————————————
#31 Garry Young—————1—————————
#30 Colin Youren———————————————