Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 20-Aug-1949 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·58,436 att.
Melbourne
11.10 (76)
vs
Essendon
15.11 (101)
Essendon won by 25

Essendon defeated Melbourne 101–76, by 25 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 37–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.2 (14)7.4 (46)7.5 (47)11.10 (76)11.10 (76)
Essendon5.1 (31)7.2 (44)12.9 (81)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#29 Lance Arnold1
#16 George Bickford
#3 Geoff Collins
#1 Denis Cordner1
#21 Don Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#28 Adrian Dullard
#9 Ray Harvey1
#7 Eddie Jackson
#19 Colin Love3
#22 Shane McGrath
#2 Robert McKenzie4
#25 Col McLean
#30 Alby Rodda
#27 Ken Rollason
#31 Stan Rule
#13 Max Spittle
#15 Len Toyne1
#37 Mike Woods

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
#10 John Coleman4
#1 Vic Fisher
#18 Les Gardiner
#7 Bill Hutchison2
#24 Jack Jones
#22 Gordon Lane2
#9 Ted Leehane1
#12 Wally May
#31 Bob McClure
#25 Roy McConnell
#4 Norm McDonald
#11 Ron McEwin2
#3 Dick Reynolds
#26 Bob Syme1
#16 Greg Tate3
#36 Alan Thaw