Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 19-Apr-1947 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·19,000 att.
Essendon
16.23 (119)
vs
South Melbourne
10.8 (68)
Essendon won by 51

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 119–68, by 51 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 42–16.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.7 (25)5.10 (40)10.17 (77)16.23 (119)16.23 (119)
South Melbourne3.1 (19)6.4 (40)8.4 (52)10.8 (68)10.8 (68)

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
#25 Gordon Abbott1
#23 Bill Brittingham
#35 Percy Bushby1
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#32 Harry Equid1
#18 Les Gardiner
#8 Bert Harper
#28 Russell Hill
#7 Bill Hutchison4
#24 Jack Jones
#14 Chris Lambert
#22 Gordon Lane1
#9 Ted Leehane3
#12 Wally May
#31 Bob McClure
#20 Bill Pearson1
#17 Ray Powell
#2 Keith Rawle3
#3 Dick Reynolds1
#21 Cec Ruddell

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
#7 George Allen1
#32 Ron Bywater
#8 Vic Castles1
#33 Wylie Chambers1
#20 Jim Cleary
#1 Jack Danckert
#30 Jack Dempsey
#27 Jack Graham2
#17 Don Grossman
#12 Billy King
#37 Bert Lucas
#19 Harry Mears1
#16 Max Piggott
#14 Reg Richards2
#11 Rex Ritchie
#29 Tom Roulent1
#22 Keith Schaefer
#28 Allan Strang1
#21 Peter Tippett
#4 William Williams