Match Recap
Round 8·Mon, 12-Jun-1939 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·18,000 att.
Essendon
9.16 (70)
vs
South Melbourne
13.13 (91)
South Melbourne won by 21

South Melbourne defeated Essendon 91–70, by 21 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Essendon 29–11.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.3 (15)4.9 (33)5.14 (44)9.16 (70)9.16 (70)
South Melbourne5.1 (31)6.5 (41)10.10 (70)13.13 (91)13.13 (91)

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
#12 George Bell
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#1 Ernie Coward
#17 Harry Lippiatt
#11 William Luff
#2 Norm McDermott2
#18 Peter Paterson1
#25 George Pattinson
#8 Elton Plummer
#3 Dick Reynolds3
#29 Tom Reynolds1
#21 Ted Rippon1
#30 Ron Smith
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts1
#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
#20 Jim Cleary
#31 George Collard4
#13 Norm Couper
#16 Ken Dineen
#24 Owen Evans
#22 Jack Graham
#29 Jack Hacker
#33 Wilbur Harris
#26 Reg Humphries
#6 Mick Leonard
#1 Herbie Matthews
#8 Norm Matthews
#18 Alex Mitchell
#21 Allan Mullenger
#10 Bob Pratt6
#5 Lou Reiffel
#11 Reg Richards
#4 Rex Ritchie
#15 Keith Smith3