Match Recap
Round 21·Sat, 26-Aug-1972 2:10 PM·Western Oval·18,117 att.
Footscray
17.21 (123)
vs
Richmond
18.17 (125)
Richmond won by 2

Richmond defeated Footscray 125–123, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Richmond outscored Footscray 62–19; Footscray won the disposals count 309–253.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.1 (19)9.10 (64)13.14 (92)17.21 (123)17.21 (123)
Richmond10.2 (62)15.4 (94)17.12 (114)18.17 (125)18.17 (125)

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 Austin2—2————————————
#20 Les Bartlett5—52———————————
#6 George Bisset335383—23————————
#10 Gordon Casey6—61———————————
#48 Dennis Collins165213—1—————————
#24 Gary Dempsey116177—1120———————
#23 Stuart Magee153186———————————
#5 Robert McGhie107174—13————————
#19 Gary Merrington8—81———————————
#39 Max OHalloran11—112—1—————————
#36 Charles Pagnoccolo154191—2—————————
#21 Stephen Power14—147———————————
#2 Bernie Quinlan134173—111———————
#14 Barry Round127197——19———————
#18 Ian Salmon5—51———————————
#9 Laurie Sandilands151169—54————————
#3 Alan Stoneham163195—12————————
#16 David Thorpe331343—22————————
#4 Peter Welsh18—183———————————
#28 Trevor Zeltner5—52———————————

Richmond — 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
#21 Neil Balme74112—225———————
#29 Kevin Bartlett231242—73————————
#24 Graeme Bond10111————————————
#19 Ray Boyanich7—72———————————
#8 Dick Clay11—113———————————
#1 Daryl Cumming7613——31————————
#11 Laurie Fowler112136———————————
#4 Royce Hart172194——2————————
#5 Rex Hunt92114———1———————
#43 Steve Hywood133162———1———————
#40 Merv Keane1—1————————————
#25 Eric Leech213————————————
#9 Craig McKellar4152———32———————
#31 Ricky McLean5161—23————————
#14 Marty McMillan161172——2————————
#17 Barry Richardson172196—2—————————
#10 Kevin Sheedy67131———————————
#6 Paul Sproule203235—11————————
#7 Wayne Walsh20—203——1————————
#37 Bryan Wood55101—1—————————