Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 28-May-1949 2:15 PM·Windy Hill·15,000 att.
Essendon
11.9 (75)
vs
Melbourne
13.12 (90)
Melbourne won by 15

Melbourne defeated Essendon 90–75, by 15 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored Essendon 26–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.3 (21)6.4 (40)10.8 (68)11.9 (75)11.9 (75)
Melbourne4.3 (27)5.7 (37)9.10 (64)13.12 (90)13.12 (90)

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
#19 Doug Bigelow
#27 Bob Bradley
#23 Bill Brittingham
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#10 John Coleman6
#18 Les Gardiner
#32 George Goninon1
#6 George Hassell
#7 Bill Hutchison
#24 Jack Jones1
#17 Harold Lambert
#9 Ted Leehane2
#12 Wally May
#4 Norm McDonald
#5 John McLeish
#29 Ken Newton
#2 Keith Rawle
#26 Bob Syme
#16 Greg Tate1

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 Arnold3
#16 George Bickford
#23 Ken Carlon
#3 Geoff Collins
#1 Denis Cordner
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#17 Jack Dorgan
#28 Adrian Dullard5
#7 Eddie Jackson
#20 Alan McGowan
#22 Shane McGrath
#2 Robert McKenzie2
#25 Col McLean
#30 Alby Rodda1
#31 Stan Rule
#34 Jim Shaw
#15 Len Toyne2
#37 Mike Woods