Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 21-May-1938 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·14,000 att.
Essendon
15.15 (105)
vs
South Melbourne
11.19 (85)
Essendon won by 20

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 105–85, by 20 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 33–14.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.3 (33)8.5 (53)11.11 (77)15.15 (105)15.15 (105)
South Melbourne2.2 (14)7.10 (52)8.16 (64)11.19 (85)11.19 (85)

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
#7 Norm Baker
#24 Les Begley
#9 Ted Bryce
#5 Jack Caesar
#4 Murray Exelby
#31 Billy Hall
#17 Harry Lippiatt
#11 William Luff
#5 Arnold Maltby
#10 Leo Maynes
#15 Les Powell
#3 Dick Reynolds6
#29 Tom Reynolds4
#21 Ted Rippon
#6 Bob Standfield
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts4
#32 Len Webster1
#14 Stan Wilson

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
#3 John Austin
#20 Jim Cleary
#24 Owen Evans
#14 Bill Faul
#17 Norm Fletcher
#22 Jack Graham1
#29 Jack Hacker1
#33 Wilbur Harris1
#5 Alf Hedge
#16 Don Howard1
#26 Reg Humphries
#6 Mick Leonard
#12 Roy Moore2
#9 Sandy Patterson1
#2 Jack Quinn2
#11 Reg Richards
#15 Keith Smith
#9 Len Thomas2
#19 Syd Tims