Match Recap
Round 9·Mon, 14-Jun-1948 2:15 PM·Western Oval·20,000 att.
Footscray
11.9 (75)
vs
Melbourne
9.14 (68)
Footscray won by 7

Footscray defeated Melbourne 75–68, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 43–19.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.1 (13)3.7 (25)4.8 (32)11.9 (75)11.9 (75)
Melbourne2.3 (15)3.8 (26)6.13 (49)9.14 (68)9.14 (68)

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
#26 Lou Barker———————————————
#18 Dave Bryden———————————————
#17 Alan Bulman—————1—————————
#5 Eric Cumming———————————————
#22 Wally Donald———————————————
#7 Harry Hickey—————1—————————
#12 Merv Laffey—————2—————————
#27 Len McCankie———————————————
#32 Marty McDonnell———————————————
#21 George McLaren———————————————
#24 Tom Miller———————————————
#29 Allan Moncrieff———————————————
#3 Arthur Olliver—————1—————————
#31 Evan Rees———————————————
#4 Bob Reid———————————————
#30 Tim Robb—————1—————————
#10 Joe Ryan———————————————
#6 Charlie Sutton———————————————
#33 Dick Wearmouth———————————————
#28 Bill Wood—————5—————————

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
#29 Lance Arnold—————2—————————
#16 George Bickford———————————————
#21 Don Cordner———————————————
#5 Billy Deans———————————————
#32 Len Dockett———————————————
#28 Adrian Dullard—————2—————————
#24 Frank Hanna———————————————
#23 Dave Hardie———————————————
#7 Eddie Jackson———————————————
#18 Wally Lock———————————————
#22 Shane McGrath———————————————
#2 Robert McKenzie———————————————
#25 Col McLean———————————————
#35 Noel McMahen———————————————
#1 Jim Mitchell———————————————
#20 Russ Robinson———————————————
#30 Alby Rodda———————————————
#14 Eric Roscoe—————5—————————
#19 Bill Scanlan———————————————
#13 Max Spittle———————————————