Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 4-May-1968 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·18,777 att.
Essendon
16.19 (115)
vs
South Melbourne
10.15 (75)
Essendon won by 40

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 115–75, by 40 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 38–1; Essendon won the disposals count 296–273.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.8 (26)9.9 (63)14.17 (101)16.19 (115)16.19 (115)
South Melbourne2.2 (14)6.7 (43)6.8 (44)10.15 (75)10.15 (75)

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
#25 Ian Anderson7—72—314———————
#11 Geoff Blethyn2—21———————————
#14 Russell Blew216273———————————
#2 Wally Buhaj2—2——1—————————
#32 Barry Davis193229———————————
#30 John Ellis167233—11————————
#28 Alec Epis415————————————
#20 Ted Fordham216279——3————————
#23 Ken Fraser156218——12———————
#17 Darryl Gerlach163195———————————
#6 Geoff Gosper163192—41————————
#8 Bob Greenwood163191——5————————
#4 Lindsay McGie9—95———————————
#24 Don McKenzie82102———31———————
#10 Alan Noonan125176—32————————
#7 Charlie Payne3361—1—————————
#35 Geoff Pryor172198———4———————
#5 David Shaw151162—11————————
#26 Paul Sproule122143—23————————
#22 John Williams12—123———————————

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 Keith Baskin101111—11————————
#11 Peter Bedford185235——2————————
#31 Stuart Bennett141159———23———————
#24 Neil Busse9—93———2———————
#17 Russell Cook162189——111———————
#29 Ian Davison18—184——1————————
#8 Tony Haenen11—112———————————
#18 Paul Harrison122142——33———————
#30 Graeme Jacobs82101—1—4———————
#37 Richard Luke12—125—22————————
#6 Stuart Magee———————————————
#25 Haydn McAuliffe191201—51————————
#3 Ken Phillips141154——1————————
#9 Doug Priest16—164——1————————
#5 John Rantall162182———————————
#16 Eric Sarich95143——1————————
#14 Bob Skilton233264—11————————
#20 John Sudholz101112———————————
#44 Ron Viney———————————————
#27 Dick Wilcox111126———————————