Match Recap
Round 7·Tue, 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM·East Melbourne
Essendon
8.15 (63)
vs
Melbourne
3.9 (27)
Essendon won by 36

Essendon defeated Melbourne 63–27, by 36 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 21–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.3 (21)4.6 (30)5.10 (40)8.15 (63)8.15 (63)
Melbourne0.2 (2)1.2 (8)2.5 (17)3.9 (27)3.9 (27)

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
Jim Anderson
Son Barry
Harold Brown
Arthur Cleghorn
Maurie Collins
Tod Collins1
Edgar Croft2
Charlie Forbes
Hugh Gavin2
Joe Groves
Gus Kearney1
Ted Kinnear
George Martin1
Ned Officer
Pat OLoughlin
George Stuckey
Archie Sykes
George Vautin
Norm Waugh1
Harry Wright

Melbourne — 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
Alf Healing
Maurie Herring
Edwin Jenkyn
Jack Leith2
Austin Lewis
Lew Massey
Bill McCulloch
Fred McGinis
Norm McLeod
Henry Mitchell
George Moodie
George Moysey1
Bert Robinson
Fred Sheahan
Wally Steele
Dave Strahan
Ned Sutton
Dick Wardill
Bert Watson
Charlie Young