Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 11-Sep-1926 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·25,000 att.
Essendon
9.17 (71)
vs
South Melbourne
10.14 (74)
South Melbourne won by 3

South Melbourne defeated Essendon 74–71, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 25–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.2 (20)6.9 (45)8.10 (58)9.17 (71)9.17 (71)
South Melbourne4.3 (27)4.5 (29)9.10 (64)10.14 (74)10.14 (74)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#3 Norm Beckton1
#17 Garnet Campbell
#2 Clyde Donaldson
#28 Jack Garden1
#12 Harry Gregory
#20 Joe Hammond
#13 Joe Harrison
#4 Bill Hudd1
#24 Frank Maher
#14 Charlie May
#9 Ned McSweeney1
#31 Jim Quinn
#26 Stuart Russell
#16 Teddy Shorten
#19 Norm Simpson
#25 Greg Stockdale4
#8 Rod Watt
#10 Rowley Watt1

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Arthur Barlow1
#7 Bill Berryman
#26 Paul Cameron2
#11 Roy Cazaly3
#21 Bill Condon
#30 Tom Drummond
#27 Jack Ferguson
#23 Ted Johnson3
#28 Charles McDonald
#10 Hec McKay
#25 Charlie Nicholls
#1 Charles Pannam
#8 Peter Reville
#18 Joe Scanlan
#2 Paddy Scanlan
#19 Bert Sutton1
#34 Danny Wheelahan
#29 Les Woodfield