Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 5-Aug-1972 2:10 PM·Western Oval·14,699 att.
Footscray
9.19 (73)
vs
Geelong
10.9 (69)
Footscray won by 4

Footscray defeated Geelong 73–69, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Geelong 28–6; Footscray won the disposals count 271–250.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.0 (18)6.10 (46)6.12 (48)9.19 (73)9.19 (73)
Geelong5.2 (32)6.2 (38)9.8 (62)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)

Footscray — 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
#31 Graeme Austin415————————————
#20 Les Bartlett5161———————————
#6 George Bisset233261——3————————
#26 Don Brown———————————————
#10 Gordon Casey101112———————————
#38 Bob Cockerell173201—1—————————
#48 Dennis Collins146204——1————————
#24 Gary Dempsey2042416—3—20———————
#23 Stuart Magee12416———1————————
#8 Alan Mannix213242—12————————
#5 Robert McGhie92113——33———————
#19 Gary Merrington7182———————————
#39 Max OHalloran92113———————————
#21 Stephen Power13—131———————————
#2 Bernie Quinlan96152—23————————
#14 Barry Round5493—111———————
#9 Laurie Sandilands6392———————————
#16 David Thorpe243272—11————————
#4 Peter Welsh6—63———————————
#28 Trevor Zeltner82101———————————

Geelong — 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 Geoff Ainsworth131146——1————————
#6 Gareth Andrews8—83———————————
#5 David Barkley137207—122———————
#16 Rod Blake———————————————
#14 David Clarke14—145—3—————————
#1 Wayne Closter16—161———————————
#11 Tim Evans103132———2———————
#22 Ian Hampshire91107———5———————
#34 Graeme Linke82104———————————
#9 Terry Mayne2—2————————————
#40 Ian Nankervis242266——1————————
#3 Ken Newland108185—2—1———————
#17 Sam Newman102125———1———————
#26 Bill Ryan177247—11————————
#13 Paul Sarah122143——1————————
#30 John Scarlett7293———————————
#18 Peter Stephens111127—1—————————
#4 Phil Stevens111125———————————
#23 Doug Wade7—74—23————————
#19 Robert Whatman5494———————————