Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 17-Aug-1940 2:45 PM·Western Oval·8,000 att.
Footscray
17.22 (124)
vs
North Melbourne
8.13 (61)
Footscray won by 63

Footscray defeated North Melbourne 124–61, by 63 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored North Melbourne 34–11.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray5.4 (34)10.7 (67)13.10 (88)17.22 (124)17.22 (124)
North Melbourne1.5 (11)3.8 (26)6.11 (47)8.13 (61)8.13 (61)

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———————————————
#8 Pat Cahill—————1—————————
#13 Dick Chirgwin———————————————
#2 Alan Collins—————3—————————
#29 Bill Crosling—————2—————————
#32 Harry Dolphin———————————————
#15 Ted Ellis———————————————
#19 Reg Evenden—————3—————————
#7 Harry Hickey———————————————
Marty McDonnell———————————————
#14 Jim Miller—————1—————————
#21 Len Murphy—————1—————————
#3 Arthur Olliver———————————————
#26 Charlie Page—————4—————————
#34 Billy Power———————————————
#10 Joe Ryan—————1—————————
#17 Leo Ryan———————————————
#28 Alf Sampson———————————————
#4 Norm Ware—————1—————————

North 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
#8 Jim Adamson———————————————
#19 John Baker———————————————
#16 Ray Bromley———————————————
#20 Vin Casey———————————————
#5 Syd Dyer—————1—————————
#9 Bill Findlay—————2—————————
#11 Harry Green———————————————
#28 Neil Hasell———————————————
#16 Herb Jones———————————————
#27 Trevor Jones—————1—————————
#22 Don Kemp———————————————
#14 Jock McCorkell———————————————
#15 Mick McFarlane———————————————
#27 Reg Ryan———————————————
#31 Col Spratling———————————————
#4 Jim Stewart—————3—————————
#21 Frank Stubbs———————————————
#24 Billy Wells—————1—————————
#25 Geoff Willis———————————————