Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM·Lake Oval
South Melbourne
2.4 (16)
vs
Essendon
1.13 (19)
Essendon won by 3

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 19–16, by 3 points after a nailbiter.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne0.2 (2)1.2 (8)2.3 (15)2.4 (16)2.4 (16)
Essendon0.3 (3)0.6 (6)0.11 (11)1.13 (19)1.13 (19)

South 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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Dave Adamson
Bill Blackwood
Allen Burns1
Dick Doran
Bill Fraser
Dick Gibson
Tom Gilligan1
Bert Howson
Horrie Lyons
Dinny McKay
Frank OHara
Jim OHara
Mick Pleass
Harry Purdy
Jack Southern
Archie Swannie
Eddie Toms
Fred Waugh
George Williamson
Bill Windley

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 Anderson
Son Barry
Maurie Collins
Tod Collins
Edgar Croft1
Jim Darcy
Charlie Forbes
Hugh Gavin
Joe Groves
George Hastings
Gus Kearney
Ted Kinnear
George Martin
Ned Officer
Pat OLoughlin
Jim Park
George Stuckey
Archie Sykes
George Vautin
Harry Wright