Match Recap
Round 10·Sat, 29-Jun-1940 2:30 PM·Junction Oval·15,000 att.
St Kilda
14.18 (102)
vs
Essendon
15.14 (104)
Essendon won by 2

Essendon defeated St Kilda 104–102, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when St Kilda outscored Essendon 40–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda2.8 (20)8.12 (60)12.12 (84)14.18 (102)14.18 (102)
Essendon4.4 (28)5.5 (35)8.11 (59)15.14 (104)15.14 (104)

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#26 Jack Cliff———————————————
#16 Eddie Cranage———————————————
#11 Clarrie Curyer—————2—————————
#19 Reg Garvin———————————————
#34 Ron Hartridge———————————————
#25 Ted Hoppen———————————————
#7 Jack Kelly—————5—————————
#17 Alan Killigrew———————————————
#22 Les Maskell———————————————
#27 Keith Miller———————————————
#28 Terry OBrien—————1—————————
#12 Doug Rayment—————3—————————
#23 Clarrie Riordan———————————————
#15 Clarrie Vontom———————————————
#21 Ken Walker———————————————
#8 Alby Weiss—————3—————————
#32 Bob Wilkie———————————————
#4 Col Williamson———————————————
#24 Ron Wilson———————————————

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 Betson—————1—————————
#9 Ted Bryce—————4—————————
#35 Percy Bushby———————————————
#15 Wally Buttsworth———————————————
#5 Jack Caesar—————1—————————
#1 Ernie Coward———————————————
#4 Murray Exelby———————————————
#26 Fred Green———————————————
#33 Les Griggs———————————————
#10 Leo Maynes———————————————
#8 Elton Plummer———————————————
#3 Dick Reynolds—————1—————————
#29 Tom Reynolds—————2—————————
#20 Hugh Torney———————————————
#28 Ray Watts—————6—————————
#14 Stan Wilson———————————————