Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM·Western Oval·19,000 att.
Footscray
19.17 (131)
vs
Melbourne
13.13 (91)
Footscray won by 40

Footscray defeated Melbourne 131–91, by 40 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 46–11.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray1.3 (9)8.11 (59)12.13 (85)19.17 (131)19.17 (131)
Melbourne6.2 (38)9.5 (59)12.8 (80)13.13 (91)13.13 (91)

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 George Bennett———————————————
#9 Roy Evans—————3—————————
#12 Reg Evenden———————————————
#13 Bob Flanigan———————————————
#1 Harry Hickey—————2—————————
#26 Charlie Luke—————2—————————
#14 Cliff McCrae—————2—————————
#32 Jim Miller———————————————
#2 Alby Morrison—————2—————————
#3 Arthur Olliver—————1—————————
#24 Ambrose Palmer—————3—————————
#10 Jack Ryan———————————————
#10 Joe Ryan—————3—————————
#17 Leo Ryan———————————————
#32 Rob Sainsbury———————————————
#28 Alf Sampson———————————————
#29 Bob Spargo———————————————
#4 Norm Ware—————1—————————
#30 Jack Zimmerman———————————————

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
#15 Ron Baggott—————3—————————
#24 Percy Beames—————2—————————
#33 Ted Buckley———————————————
#9 Richie Emselle———————————————
#8 Rowley Fischer———————————————
#26 Jack Furniss———————————————
#10 Maurie Gibb—————1—————————
#32 Dick Hingston———————————————
#1 Gordon Jones———————————————
#17 Allan La Fontaine———————————————
#3 John Lewis—————1—————————
#18 Wally Lock———————————————
#12 Jack Mueller———————————————
#7 Hugh Murnane———————————————
#2 Lou Reiffel—————1—————————
#19 Frank Roberts———————————————
#4 Norm Smith—————4—————————
#5 Keith Truscott—————1—————————
#23 Ray Wartman———————————————