Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 17-Apr-1948 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·28,664 att.
Melbourne
12.5 (77)
vs
Essendon
13.18 (96)
Essendon won by 19

Essendon defeated Melbourne 96–77, by 19 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 28–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.2 (32)6.2 (38)9.4 (58)12.5 (77)12.5 (77)
Essendon4.1 (25)8.5 (53)8.11 (59)13.18 (96)13.18 (96)

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
#29 Lance Arnold
#33 Des Bell1
#16 George Bickford
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett1
#28 Adrian Dullard1
#24 Frank Hanna
#7 Eddie Jackson
#18 Wally Lock
#22 Shane McGrath
#2 Robert McKenzie5
#25 Col McLean
#1 Jim Mitchell1
#15 Frank OConnor
#30 Alby Rodda
#14 Eric Roscoe2
#31 Stan Rule
#34 Frank Scanlan1
#13 Max Spittle

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
#33 Noel Allanson
#27 Bob Bradley
#23 Bill Brittingham2
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#32 Harry Equid
#30 Ivan Goodingham2
#8 Bert Harper
#6 George Hassell
#7 Bill Hutchison3
#24 Jack Jones3
#17 Harold Lambert
#22 Gordon Lane1
#9 Ted Leehane1
#12 Wally May
#31 Bob McClure
#4 Norm McDonald
#2 Keith Rawle1
#3 Dick Reynolds
#21 Cec Ruddell
#16 Greg Tate