Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 7-Apr-1973 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·28,659 att.
Essendon
19.13 (127)
vs
Richmond
19.15 (129)
Richmond won by 2

Richmond defeated Essendon 129–127, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Richmond outscored Essendon 26–14; Essendon won the disposals count 276–245.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon6.4 (40)11.8 (74)13.10 (88)19.13 (127)19.13 (127)
Richmond6.3 (39)9.9 (63)13.11 (89)19.15 (129)19.15 (129)

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
#37 Stuart Barclay82103—2—————————
#9 John Cassin132153—13————————
#28 Peter Daniel92113———————————
#40 Hugh Delahunty93126—1—1———————
#1 Neville Fields17421——11————————
#21 Ken Fletcher18—182—2—————————
#15 Don Gross194233—1—————————
#24 Don McKenzie7181———10———————
#25 Graham Moss1972613———12———————
#10 Alan Noonan91107—33————————
#5 Gary Parkes9211——1—————————
#16 Greg Perry2241—113———————
#31 Geoff Pryor16—162———————————
#6 Ken Roberts111125—43————————
#35 Ray Smith10—101———————————
#27 Sandy Talbot10—102———————————
#8 Des Tuddenham96152—1—————————
#39 Pat Wellington———————————————
#22 John Williams136194———————————
#33 Andrew Wilson223254—11————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#42 Grant Allford59141———1———————
#29 Kevin Bartlett24125——24————————
#30 Francis Bourke204247———————————
#8 Dick Clay121134——1————————
#11 Laurie Fowler9—92—31————————
#37 Mike Green122144—1111———————
#4 Royce Hart104146—6—————————
#40 Merv Keane6172———————————
#25 Eric Leech104145———————————
#12 Robert McGhie6—62———————————
#9 Craig McKellar2131———10———————
#31 Ricky McLean93124—22————————
#14 Marty McMillan92112———————————
#38 Kevin Morris221234——32———————
#17 Barry Richardson1—11———————————
#15 Brian Roberts112134—3114———————
#10 Kevin Sheedy9—92—2—————————
#6 Paul Sproule459———1————————
#7 Wayne Walsh131141———————————
#16 Bryan Wood6410———1————————