Match Recap
Round 21·Sat, 23-Aug-1997 7:40 PM·Gabba·21,065 att.
Brisbane Lions
15.12 (102)
vs
Essendon
16.10 (106)
Essendon won by 4

Essendon defeated Brisbane Lions 106–102, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Brisbane Lions 52–25; Essendon won the disposals count 305–261.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Brisbane Lions2.4 (16)8.7 (55)11.11 (77)15.12 (102)15.12 (102)
Essendon2.3 (15)7.5 (47)8.6 (54)16.10 (106)16.10 (106)

Brisbane Lions — 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
#12 Jason Akermanis155207—1—————————
#10 Marcus Ashcroft137201111————————
#34 Scott Bamford14115412—————————
#26 John Barker3142———————————
#36 Daniel Bradshaw75124111————————
#1 Richard Champion121133221————————
#5 Nathan Chapman1211365——————————
#16 Matthew Clarke371031——22———————
#14 Danny Dickfos116173———————————
#6 Adrian Fletcher661216——————————
#8 Andrew Gowers1321551——1———————
#2 Chris Johnson113145132————————
#44 Nigel Lappin106165———————————
#15 Steven Lawrence4151———————————
#23 Justin Leppitsch6284—3—————————
#11 Alastair Lynch73107———————————
#42 Tristan Lynch1311442—1————————
#4 Craig McRae7292—12————————
#28 Ben Robbins691533——————————
#38 Dion Scott3252—1—2———————
#33 Darryl White1041441—2—————1——

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
#20 Peter Berbakov72913—1————————
#33 Blake Caracella1810286—211———————
#9 Che Cockatoo-Collins151025321—————————
#23 Peter Cransberg4152—11————————
#7 Chris Daniher1261835———————2——
#38 Sean Denham5172222——————————
#30 Mark Fraser72931——————————
#39 Damien Hardwick136196———————————
#18 Matthew Lloyd1351810—53—————3——
#25 Scott Lucas15621512—————————
#4 Daniel McAlister45913——————————
#2 Mark Mercuri1552052—11———————
#46 Gary Moorcroft85132521————————
#10 Gary ODonnell7613211—————————
#47 Ricky Olarenshaw6915—2——————————
#15 Michael Prior11—114—1—————————
#19 Peter Somerville93124———19———————
#17 Robert Stevenson5161———————————
#44 Matthew Watson35831——————————
#6 Sean Wellman103135———————————
#35 Barry Young83113—1—————————