Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 22-Jun-1940 2:30 PM·Punt Rd·19,000 att.
Richmond
12.5 (77)
vs
Essendon
12.10 (82)
Essendon won by 5

Essendon defeated Richmond 82–77, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Richmond outscored Essendon 37–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond6.1 (37)8.1 (49)11.4 (70)12.5 (77)12.5 (77)
Essendon1.2 (8)5.8 (38)9.9 (63)12.10 (82)12.10 (82)

Richmond — 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
#3 Len Ablett
#1 Perce Bentley2
#15 Jack Cotter
#18 Jack Crane1
#17 Jack Dyer
#2 Bert Edwards
#27 Ian Hull1
#7 Ray Martin
#10 Alan McDonald
#22 Leo Merrett
#16 Kevin ONeill
#9 Bill Perkins
#11 Charlie Priestley
#6 Jack Scott
#24 George Smeaton
#8 Laird Smith1
#19 Jack Symons1
#12 Jack Titus6
#13 Bernie Waldron

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
#7 Norm Baker
#24 Les Begley
#12 George Bell
#31 Norm Betson1
#9 Ted Bryce4
#35 Percy Bushby
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#1 Ernie Coward
#4 Murray Exelby
#26 Fred Green
#33 Les Griggs
#18 Chris Lambert
#8 Elton Plummer
#3 Dick Reynolds2
#29 Tom Reynolds3
#28 Ray Watts2
#14 Stan Wilson