Match Recap
Round 1·Mon, 15-Apr-1968 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·16,940 att.
Essendon
26.16 (172)
vs
Hawthorn
15.9 (99)
Essendon won by 73

Essendon defeated Hawthorn 172–99, by 73 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Hawthorn 67–25; Essendon won the disposals count 303–247.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.4 (34)12.6 (78)16.9 (105)26.16 (172)26.16 (172)
Hawthorn3.4 (22)6.6 (42)11.8 (74)15.9 (99)15.9 (99)

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
#25 Ian Anderson141156—732———————
#14 Russell Blew164202——1————————
#18 Greg Brown11—114———————————
#32 Barry Davis112133———————————
#29 Kevin Egan11516————————————
#30 John Ellis1111224—31————————
#28 Alec Epis131141———————————
#20 Ted Fordham186249—11————————
#23 Ken Fraser96155—31————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach112135———————————
#6 Geoff Gosper144182——1————————
#8 Bob Greenwood264304—23————————
#4 Lindsay McGie4—4————————————
#24 Don McKenzie101113———20———————
#10 Alan Noonan74113—42————————
#7 Charlie Payne113145—113———————
#35 Geoff Pryor15—152———11———————
#5 David Shaw3141———————————
#26 Paul Sproule134172—52————————
#22 John Williams133164———1———————

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 Arthur107174———1———————
#4 Ken Beck9—95———17———————
#15 Michael Blood14—147———15———————
#20 Ian Bremner12—126———————————
#16 Norm Bussell14—144———————————
#3 Peter Chilton426————————————
#5 Peter Crimmins8—8——11————————
#22 Vin Crowe154195——1————————
#6 John Fisher15—152—11————————
#14 John Gardner121135———10———————
#26 Peter Hudson152177—101————————
#13 Dennis Jenkins5—53———————————
#30 Des Meagher13316——1—————————
#25 Rod Olsson144186—2—1———————
#27 David Parkin15—151———————————
#29 Reg Poole132152———————————
#23 Don Scott56112——112———————
#8 Jim Smith———————————————
#11 Paul Tolson10—101——1————————
#10 Ray Wilson94131——11———————