Match Recap
Round 1·Mon, 15-Apr-1968 2:20 PM·Western Oval·17,625 att.
Footscray
9.18 (72)
vs
North Melbourne
13.10 (88)
North Melbourne won by 16

North Melbourne defeated Footscray 88–72, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Footscray 36–20.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.2 (14)4.8 (32)7.10 (52)9.18 (72)9.18 (72)
North Melbourne3.2 (20)7.4 (46)12.10 (82)13.10 (88)13.10 (88)

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
#34 Graeme Bean4—4——1—————————
#6 George Bisset223253—12————————
#5 Ian Bryant8191———————————
#29 Fred Cook15—15————————————
#31 Len Cumming2—21———————————
#15 David Darcy11—115—16————————
#24 Gary Dempsey101114———15———————
#28 Noel Fincher6283———————————
#1 Ken Greenwood93124———3———————
#7 Kevin Jackman92111———————————
#25 John Jillard161178———————————
#33 Ivan Marsh102123——11———————
#30 Don McKenzie46101——1————————
#19 Gary Merrington8196———1———————
#32 Bryan Pleitner212239———————————
#32 John Reilly18—183———————————
#9 Laurie Sandilands4152———————————
#14 John Schultz125177———21———————
#36 Ricky Spargo261272—44————————
#3 Ted Whitten172194—23————————

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
#18 Tom Allison131141———————————
#23 Terry Benton7292———————————
Peter Chisnall172194——11———————
#21 Ray Davies4262—1—————————
#11 Mick Dowdle221236——1————————
#6 John Dugdale91105———————————
#27 Laurie Dwyer17—171—11————————
#14 Mick Evans162184—211———————
#16 Doug Farrant7—76—51————————
#7 Garry Farrant12—124—121———————
#10 Barry Goodingham13—132———19———————
#33 Mick Howell———————————————
#31 Rod Hughes———————————————
#34 Ray Johnston10—106———6———————
#1 Bernie McCarthy73103———3———————
#12 Daryl OBrien133164——13———————
#26 Denis Pagan18—184———————————
#15 Peter Steward192218———————————
#2 Ray Taylor153186———————————
#25 Maurie Wood112132—31————————