Match Recap
Round 9·Mon, 14-Jun-1954 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·36,798 att.
Melbourne
11.13 (79)
vs
Essendon
14.17 (101)
Essendon won by 22

Essendon defeated Melbourne 101–79, by 22 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 25–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.6 (36)5.7 (37)7.12 (54)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)
Essendon2.3 (15)5.10 (40)9.15 (69)14.17 (101)14.17 (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
#6 Frank Adams1
#6 Ken Albiston
#29 Lance Arnold
#30 John Beckwith
#4 Ken Christie
#26 Noel Clarke2
#8 Geoff Collins
#1 Denis Cordner
#22 John Ferguson
#34 Ralph Lane
#3 Peter Marquis
#17 Geoff McGivern1
#2 Robert McKenzie1
#5 Ian McLean2
#35 Noel McMahen
#38 Ken Melville
#11 Laurie Mithen
#12 Stuart Spencer4
#25 Don Williams
#33 Colin Wilson

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
#19 Doug Bigelow
#2 Stan Booth2
#18 Reg Burgess
#20 Jim Carstairs
#1 Jack Clarke
#3 John Gill1
#23 Jack Harrington1
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison3
#24 Jack Jones
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek1
#32 Lance Mann1
#25 Roy McConnell
#31 Hugh Mitchell2
#34 Mal Pascoe
#27 Ken Peucker
#9 Greg Sewell
#15 Bob Taylor
#33 John Towner3