Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 6-May-1972 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·41,357 att.
Melbourne
16.13 (109)
vs
Essendon
12.13 (85)
Melbourne won by 24

Melbourne defeated Essendon 109–85, by 24 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored Essendon 52–20; Melbourne won the disposals count 269–229.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.3 (33)8.6 (54)8.9 (57)16.13 (109)16.13 (109)
Essendon5.2 (32)7.5 (47)9.11 (65)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)

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
#15 Stan Alves162188—1—————————
#19 Ray Biffin9—94———————————
#14 Barry Bourke161172———————————
#35 Paul Callery172192—31————————
#17 Denis Clark121132——1————————
#34 John Clennett15—1510—317———————
#12 Mike Collins10212————————————
#6 Frank Davis121132———————————
#24 Ross Dillon82105——1————————
#33 Gary Hardeman153186———————————
#8 Peter Keenan921110—3124———————
#50 Shane McSpeerin19—197——2————————
#21 Graham Molloy6285———————————
#7 Graham Osborne———————————————
#26 Greg Parke85136—24————————
#45 Henry Ritterman4—4——1—————————
#4 Tony Sullivan13—131———————————
#16 John Townsend193223—31————————
#1 Max Walker122147———5———————
#11 Greg Wells192213——1————————

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
#11 Geoff Blethyn10—102—52————————
#9 John Cassin122142———————————
#19 Robin Close8195—2—————————
#32 Barry Davis15—153———————————
#1 Neville Fields14—143——1————————
#21 Ken Fletcher16—162——1————————
#18 Barry Grinter2131———————————
#15 Don Gross5—51———————————
#44 Len Halley8194—122———————
#29 Ken Hogan152171——2————————
#24 Don McKenzie82102———14———————
#34 Laurie Moloney222247—11————————
#10 Alan Noonan14—144—11————————
#7 Charlie Payne8191———————————
#36 Greg Perry5273——28———————
#6 Ken Roberts91102———————————
#12 Graeme Schultz6172—11————————
#27 Sandy Talbot10—104———————————
#8 Des Tuddenham6172—1—————————
#22 John Williams181198———————————