Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 4-Jun-1898 3:00 PM·East Melbourne
Essendon
6.12 (48)
vs
Melbourne
3.5 (23)
Essendon won by 25

Essendon defeated Melbourne 48–23, by 25 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 22–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.2 (14)2.4 (16)5.8 (38)6.12 (48)6.12 (48)
Melbourne1.0 (6)2.3 (15)3.5 (23)3.5 (23)3.5 (23)

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
Arthur Cleghorn
Maurie Collins
Tod Collins
Edgar Croft1
Charlie Forbes
Corrie Gardner
Hugh Gavin
Joe Groves
Alex Hall1
George Hastings
Gus Kearney
George Martin1
Charlie Moore3
Pat OLoughlin
George Stuckey
George Vautin
Norm Waugh
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
Eddie Byers
Tom Davey
Stewart Geddes
Maurie Herring
Denis Lanigan1
Jack Leith
Austin Lewis
Bill McCulloch
Fred McGinis1
Norm McLeod
Henry Mitchell
George Moodie
Bob Moore
George Moysey
Dick Pirrie
Wally Steele
Dave Strahan
Ned Sutton
Alf Wood
Charlie Young1