Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 9-May-1931 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·15,000 att.
Essendon
12.5 (77)
vs
Melbourne
10.13 (73)
Essendon won by 4

Essendon defeated Melbourne 77–73, by 4 points after a nailbiter.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.2 (14)5.4 (34)8.4 (52)12.5 (77)12.5 (77)
Melbourne2.5 (17)4.7 (31)8.11 (59)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)

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
#17 Garnet Campbell———————————————
#11 Syd Carman———————————————
#1 Keith Forbes———————————————
#26 Ted Freyer—————4—————————
#35 Frank Gomez———————————————
#20 Joe Hammond————————————1——
#14 Len Johnson—————4—————————
#7 Bill Lowenthal—————1—————————
#21 Billy Lynch———————————————
#24 Mal MacRae———————————————
#22 Frank Nash———————————————
#2 Howard Okey———————————————
#31 Jim Quinn—————2—————————
#6 Les Rennie———————————————
#19 Norm Simpson———————————————
#15 Jack Vosti———————————————
#28 Paddy Walsh———————————————
#10 Rowley Watt—————1—————————
#32 Len Webster———————————————

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
#4 Jim Abernethy———————————————
#7 Bert Avery———————————————
#10 Jack Collins———————————————
#22 Reg Conole———————————————
#15 Harry Crapper———————————————
#29 Jimmy Davidson———————————————
#6 Ted Esposito—————1—————————
#16 Bob Johnson—————5—————————
#20 Harry Long———————————————
#3 George Margitich—————3—————————
#2 Wyn Murray———————————————
#32 Gordon Ogden———————————————
#11 Frank Smith———————————————
#30 Howard Steel———————————————
#35 Dick Taylor—————1—————————
#26 Bill Tymms———————————————
#34 Ray Usher————————————3——
#23 Francis Vine———————————————
#14 Ivor Warne-Smith————————————2——