Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 18-May-1968 2:20 PM·Western Oval·10,441 att.
Footscray
13.7 (85)
vs
Melbourne
6.12 (48)
Footscray won by 37

Footscray defeated Melbourne 85–48, by 37 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 35–10; Footscray won the disposals count 262–241.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.1 (19)8.6 (54)10.6 (66)13.7 (85)13.7 (85)
Melbourne1.2 (8)2.6 (18)6.8 (44)6.12 (48)6.12 (48)

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
#20 Les Bartlett314————4———————
#6 George Bisset178252—21————————
#29 Fred Cook14—145—11————————
#31 Len Cumming141155—21————————
#15 David Darcy13—134———————————
#18 Kevin Delmenico8—81———————————
#1 Ken Greenwood24—245———3———————
#25 John Jillard141154———————————
#6 Stuart Magee272295—11————————
#8 Alan Mannix142166—1—————————
#22 Ron McGowan———————————————
#30 Don McKenzie3253—11————————
#19 Gary Merrington131144———————————
#12 Robert Percy15—151———————————
#32 John Reilly10—102———————————
#9 Laurie Sandilands———————————————
#14 John Schultz124165———16———————
#4 Kevin Stevens92115—119———————
#16 David Thorpe173206—11————————
#3 Ted Whitten6282—3—————————

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
#11 Tony Anderson10—104———————————
#38 Denis Clark151164——2————————
#6 Frank Davis203233———————————
#24 Ross Dillon1—1————————————
#2 Rob Dowsing2—21——1————————
#28 Derek Feldmann91101———————————
#12 Chris Fowler7181—117———————
#31 Ray Groom122146———————————
#33 Gary Hardeman112133———————————
#8 Tassie Johnson7292—11————————
#22 Bryan Kenneally143172———————————
#7 Graham Osborne123153—12————————
#26 Greg Parke84127——1————————
#23 Brian Roet7—73———————————
#18 Neville Stone18—182——2————————
#4 Tony Sullivan14—142———————————
#16 John Townsend141153—1—1———————
#32 Barrie Vagg14—144—21————————
#1 Max Walker10—102——15———————
#25 Geoff Whitton112134———16———————