Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 5-Jun-1926 2:45 PM·Western Oval·16,000 att.
Footscray
6.10 (46)
vs
Melbourne
15.15 (105)
Melbourne won by 59

Melbourne defeated Footscray 105–46, by 59 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Footscray 43–4.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.1 (13)4.3 (27)4.7 (31)6.10 (46)6.10 (46)
Melbourne5.3 (33)7.3 (45)13.10 (88)15.15 (105)15.15 (105)

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
#11 Frank Aked1
#14 Les Chapple
#4 George Clissold1
#30 Bill Doolan
#12 Alex Gardiner
#3 Charlie Gaudion
#33 Allan Hopkins3
#32 Gus Howell
#16 Doug Johnstone
#31 Tom Jones
#9 Col Laidlaw
#1 Con McCarthy
#17 Norm McDonald
#18 Tommy McHenry
#9 Joe Nunan
#10 Paddy OBrien
#5 Albert Outen
#34 Jack Sharpley1

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 Jim Abernethy
#10 Jack Collins1
#12 Bob Corbett
#19 Harry Coy
#29 Jimmy Davidson1
#24 Harry Davie6
#31 Col Deane1
#28 Hugh Dunbar
#5 Ossie Green1
#16 Bob Johnson1
#22 Harry Moyes2
#9 Charlie Streeter
#35 Dick Taylor
#3 Ted Thomas
#26 Bill Tymms
#14 Ivor Warne-Smith2
#8 Herbert White
#1 Stan Wittman