Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 5-Jun-1897 3:00 PM·Junction Oval
St Kilda
3.8 (26)
vs
Essendon
9.9 (63)
Essendon won by 37

Essendon defeated St Kilda 63–26, by 37 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored St Kilda 20–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda1.3 (9)2.4 (16)3.7 (25)3.8 (26)3.8 (26)
Essendon2.1 (13)4.7 (31)6.7 (43)9.9 (63)9.9 (63)

St Kilda — 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
Bill Ahern
Harry Aylwin
Billy Beggs
Mick Blake
Danny Dunne
Ernie Dunne1
Ted Hall
Algy Hay
Joe Hogan2
Charlie Howell
Jack Jennings
Bill Matthews
Jerry McGrath
George McLeod
Tom McNamara
Joe OGrady
Syd Phillips
Billy Shaw
Reg Stewart
Bill Turner

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
Jim Anderson1
Fred Ball
Son Barry
Harold Brown1
Arthur Cleghorn2
Maurie Collins
Edgar Croft1
Charlie Forbes
Hugh Gavin2
Joe Groves
Ted Kinnear
George Martin
Pat OLoughlin
Jim Park
Bert Salkeld
George Stuckey
Jimmy Thurgood
George Vautin1
Jim White1
Harry Wright