Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 8-Apr-1972 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·21,452 att.
Melbourne
11.18 (84)
vs
Footscray
15.15 (105)
Footscray won by 21

Footscray defeated Melbourne 105–84, by 21 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 40–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.4 (16)5.8 (38)10.15 (75)11.18 (84)11.18 (84)
Footscray4.2 (26)5.7 (37)9.11 (65)15.15 (105)15.15 (105)

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 Stan Alves154194——1————————
#19 Ray Biffin163196———————————
#14 Barry Bourke171184———————————
#27 Ross Brewer111124——2————————
#35 Paul Callery192211—13————————
#22 Ray Carr8198—62————————
#34 John Clennett93129—136———————
#6 Frank Davis7310————————————
#24 Ross Dillon———————————————
#33 Gary Hardeman192216———————————
#8 Peter Keenan74113——114———————
#9 George Lakes516————————————
#30 John Letcher141153———————————
#21 Graham Molloy83113———————————
#7 Graham Osborne8—8———24———————
#26 Greg Parke1341710——2————————
#23 Peter Sinclair154195———————————
#4 Tony Sullivan82103———————————
#16 John Townsend13316——32————————
#11 Greg Wells20—204———————————

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
#31 Graeme Austin1—1————————————
#20 Les Bartlett132157——12———————
#6 George Bisset175224—32————————
#10 Gordon Casey183214———————————
#38 Bob Cockerell6172———————————
#34 Graeme Cook94134—2—————————
#12 Colin Dell9—91——3————————
#24 Gary Dempsey113146———12———————
#23 Stuart Magee164201———————————
#5 Robert McGhie121139———————————
#19 Gary Merrington101112———————————
#21 Stephen Power13—132—1—————————
#2 Bernie Quinlan222249—33————————
#11 Laurie Rippon12—122———2———————
#14 Barry Round121138—3—3———————
#9 Laurie Sandilands7—75—21————————
#16 David Thorpe171185———————————
#43 Carl Vesty7—7———1————————
#4 Peter Welsh21—216—1—2———————
#28 Trevor Zeltner8192———————————