Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 24-Apr-1971 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·27,368 att.
Melbourne
10.18 (78)
vs
Essendon
6.7 (43)
Melbourne won by 35

Melbourne defeated Essendon 78–43, by 35 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored Essendon 31–1; Melbourne won the disposals count 335–283.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne1.6 (12)3.8 (26)6.11 (47)10.18 (78)10.18 (78)
Essendon3.3 (21)5.5 (35)6.6 (42)6.7 (43)6.7 (43)

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
#15 Stan Alves18523111
#19 Ray Biffin12126
#10 Lloyd Burgmann10414412
#35 Paul Callery21627322
#17 Denis Clark1862451
#39 Russell Colcott1832192
#6 Frank Davis232256
#5 John Gallus77629
#33 Gary Hardeman186242
#8 Peter Keenan3142111
#9 George Lakes6173
#2 Robert McKenzie2242691
#21 Graham Molloy14721711
#26 Greg Parke13619812
#3 Trevor Rollinson1231541
#23 Peter Sinclair1541952
#4 Tony Sullivan142163
#16 John Townsend171027532
#1 Max Walker1
#25 Peter Weekes3143

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Geoff Blethyn27431151
#28 Peter Daniel222
#32 Barry Davis154193
#40 Hugh Delahunty162183
#41 Bruce Dodson5161
#21 Ken Fletcher25257
#4 Gary Grainger11415715
#2 Bob Greenwood1211361
#18 Barry Grinter2241
#15 Don Gross184223
#14 Wayne Headlam19322131114
#29 Ken Hogan415
#24 Don McKenzie6628
#10 Alan Noonan13316814
#7 Charlie Payne1321562
#12 Graeme Schultz61731
#26 Paul Sproule13417211
#27 Sandy Talbot77
#43 Robert Thompson772
#22 John Williams2422610