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 Bisset2332613
#26 Don Brown
#10 Gordon Casey101112
#38 Bob Cockerell1732011
#48 Dennis Collins1462041
#24 Gary Dempsey2042416320
#23 Stuart Magee124161
#8 Alan Mannix21324212
#5 Robert McGhie9211333
#19 Gary Merrington7182
#39 Max OHalloran92113
#21 Stephen Power13131
#2 Bernie Quinlan9615223
#14 Barry Round5493111
#9 Laurie Sandilands6392
#16 David Thorpe24327211
#4 Peter Welsh663
#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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#25 Geoff Ainsworth1311461
#6 Gareth Andrews883
#5 David Barkley137207122
#16 Rod Blake
#14 David Clarke141453
#1 Wayne Closter16161
#11 Tim Evans1031322
#22 Ian Hampshire911075
#34 Graeme Linke82104
#9 Terry Mayne22
#40 Ian Nankervis2422661
#3 Ken Newland10818521
#17 Sam Newman1021251
#26 Bill Ryan17724711
#13 Paul Sarah1221431
#30 John Scarlett7293
#18 Peter Stephens1111271
#4 Phil Stevens111125
#23 Doug Wade77423
#19 Robert Whatman5494