Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 19-Jun-1926 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·23,000 att.
Essendon
10.9 (69)
vs
Melbourne
11.9 (75)
Melbourne won by 6

Melbourne defeated Essendon 75–69, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 30–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.0 (30)6.3 (39)9.5 (59)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)
Melbourne1.3 (9)5.5 (35)10.9 (69)11.9 (75)11.9 (75)

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
#3 Norm Beckton3
#17 Garnet Campbell
#11 Syd Carman
#2 Clyde Donaldson
#28 Jack Garden
#1 Chris Gomez
#12 Harry Gregory
#20 Joe Hammond
#13 Joe Harrison
#4 Bill Hudd
#7 Harry Hunter
#18 Vince Irwin2
#24 Frank Maher
#9 Ned McSweeney
#19 Norm Simpson
#25 Greg Stockdale4
#5 Jack Vosti1
#10 Rowley Watt

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
#10 Jack Collins
#12 Bob Corbett
#19 Harry Coy
#29 Jimmy Davidson1
#24 Harry Davie3
#31 Col Deane
#28 Hugh Dunbar
#5 Ossie Green
#16 Bob Johnson1
#22 Harry Moyes2
#9 Charlie Streeter
#35 Dick Taylor1
#3 Ted Thomas
#26 Bill Tymms
#6 Jim Veal1
#14 Ivor Warne-Smith1
#8 Herbert White
#1 Stan Wittman1