Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 27-May-1972 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·28,187 att.
Essendon
15.17 (107)
vs
Hawthorn
14.21 (105)
Essendon won by 2

Essendon defeated Hawthorn 107–105, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Hawthorn 39–22; Hawthorn won the disposals count 276–250.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.5 (35)7.11 (53)9.14 (68)15.17 (107)15.17 (107)
Hawthorn4.5 (29)8.14 (62)11.17 (83)14.21 (105)14.21 (105)

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 Geoff Blethyn6—63—32————————
#9 John Cassin181192—22————————
#19 Robin Close15—156—22————————
#32 Barry Davis181195———————————
#1 Neville Fields202223——4————————
#21 Ken Fletcher13114————————————
#17 Darryl Gerlach141156———————————
#18 Barry Grinter101116———————————
#14 Wayne Headlam7185———4———————
#29 Ken Hogan2—2————————————
#24 Don McKenzie121132———7———————
#34 Laurie Moloney123151—1—————————
#10 Alan Noonan141155—23————————
#7 Charlie Payne2—2————————————
#36 Greg Perry132157—1112———————
#6 Ken Roberts122141———————————
#12 Graeme Schultz12—123—31————————
#27 Sandy Talbot4—42———————————
#8 Des Tuddenham10111——11————————
#22 John Williams162187———————————

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
#20 Ian Bremner13—132———————————
#16 Norm Bussell12—121———————————
#5 Peter Crimmins135183—1—————————
#12 Robert Day415————————————
#7 Charlie Grummisch182206—11————————
#18 Les Hawken111121———1———————
#8 Kevin Heath112133——31———————
#25 John Hendrie101114——3————————
#2 Bob Keddie162186—33————————
#24 Peter Knights151166—3—1———————
#14 Alan Martello232256—112———————
#3 Leigh Matthews29—298—38————————
#30 Des Meagher214252—1—1———————
#6 Michael Moncrieff2—21—11————————
#15 Kelvin Moore111122———————————
#27 David Parkin141157———————————
#9 Michael Porter7182———————————
#13 Leon Rice111122———————————
#23 Don Scott4151———26———————
#17 Michael Tuck2352——1————————