Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 7-Jul-1928 2:45 PM·M.C.G.·18,695 att.
Melbourne
8.19 (67)
vs
Essendon
12.17 (89)
Essendon won by 22

Essendon defeated Melbourne 89–67, by 22 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 42–14.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.5 (17)4.14 (38)6.16 (52)8.19 (67)8.19 (67)
Essendon3.5 (23)5.6 (36)11.12 (78)12.17 (89)12.17 (89)

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
#18 Charlie Barnes
#17 Bert Chadwick1
#10 Jack Collins1
#12 Bob Corbett
#19 Harry Coy
#29 Jimmy Davidson
#31 Col Deane1
#16 Bob Johnson3
#5 Tommy McConville2
#11 Derek Mollison
#9 Charlie Streeter
#35 Dick Taylor
#34 Ray Usher
#23 Francis Vine
#14 Ivor Warne-Smith
#8 Herbert White
#1 Stan Wittman
#2 Barney Wood

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
#13 Alan Arthur
#3 Norm Beckton2
#17 Garnet Campbell1
#19 Syd Carman
#23 Thomas Clarke
#35 Keith Forbes
#12 Harry Gregory
#20 Joe Hammond
#24 Frank Maher1
#9 Ned McSweeney
#2 Howard Okey1
#21 Keith Parris
#33 Artie Rennie
#25 Greg Stockdale4
#5 Jack Vosti
#28 Paddy Walsh
#16 Jack Way1
#32 Len Webster2