Match Recap
Round 9·Mon, 4-Jun-1973 2:10 PM·Western Oval·17,973 att.
Footscray
9.14 (68)
vs
Melbourne
10.14 (74)
Melbourne won by 6

Melbourne defeated Footscray 74–68, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Footscray 41–12; Footscray won the disposals count 270–233.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray0.0 (0)3.6 (24)5.6 (36)9.14 (68)9.14 (68)
Melbourne2.6 (18)3.7 (25)9.12 (66)10.14 (74)10.14 (74)

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
#27 Garry Baker5382—112———————
#20 Les Bartlett92116—1—————————
#44 Colin Boyd516————————————
#10 Gordon Casey101113———————————
#48 Dennis Collins82101———————————
#24 Gary Dempsey2212313—2210———————
#32 Ian Dunstan7182———————————
#17 Adrian Gallagher264301—11————————
#37 Glenn Gingell162187—1—————————
#25 Ron Jacks6281———————————
#23 Stuart Magee66122———————————
#6 Charles Pagnoccolo151163——2————————
#21 Stephen Power141152———————————
#2 Bernie Quinlan134176—11————————
#18 Ian Salmon6172———————————
#9 Laurie Sandilands5—51———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham91106—21————————
#16 David Thorpe275325——1————————
#4 Peter Welsh101115——21———————
#38 Terry Wilkins12—121———————————

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 Alves122142—52————————
#19 Ray Biffin91101———————————
#14 Barry Bourke10—102———————————
#27 Ross Brewer10—108—11————————
#35 Paul Callery202221———————————
#17 Denis Clark124161———————————
#6 Frank Davis11213————————————
#24 Wayne Delmenico———————————————
#39 Peter Dilnot8—83—11————————
#10 Carl Ditterich15—154——118———————
#23 Shane Fitzsimmons121133—11————————
#33 Gary Hardeman7185———————————
#49 Ian McGuinness———————————————
#7 Graham Osborne91107———————————
#26 Greg Parke141159—11————————
#4 Tony Sullivan122145———————————
#36 Glenn Swan2—21——14———————
#18 John Tilbrook144182———————————
#11 Greg Wells215265——2————————
#30 Peter Williamson9—93—112———————