Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 22-May-1897 3:00 PM·Brunswick St
Fitzroy
5.9 (39)
vs
Melbourne
7.8 (50)
Melbourne won by 11

Melbourne defeated Fitzroy 50–39, by 11 points in a tight contest.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fitzroy1.0 (6)1.4 (10)3.8 (26)5.9 (39)5.9 (39)
Melbourne1.3 (9)3.5 (23)7.6 (48)7.8 (50)7.8 (50)

Fitzroy — 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
Ivan Astruc
Tom Banks
Tim Curran
Jack Dalton
Pat Descrimes
Jim Grace2
Mick Grace1
Pat Hickey
Ern Jenkins
Chris Kiernan
Roger Lamley1
Dick McCabe
Sam McMichael
Dan Moriarty
Geoff Moriarty
Arch Muirhead
Fred Nomens1
Paddy Noonan
Alec Sloan
Ted Staniland

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
Herb Fry
Charlie Goding
Maurie Herring
Edwin Jenkyn1
Jack Leith1
Austin Lewis
Jim McCoy
Bill McCulloch1
Fred McGinis
Henry Mitchell
George Moodie1
George Moysey
Bert Robinson
Fred Sheahan
Wally Steele
Dave Strahan
Ned Sutton
Bert Watson
Alf Wood
Charlie Young3