Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 23-Apr-1938 2:45 PM·Lake Oval·18,000 att.
South Melbourne
14.13 (97)
vs
Footscray
9.14 (68)
South Melbourne won by 29

South Melbourne defeated Footscray 97–68, by 29 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Footscray 38–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.4 (22)6.8 (44)8.11 (59)14.13 (97)14.13 (97)
Footscray3.7 (25)3.8 (26)7.11 (53)9.14 (68)9.14 (68)

South 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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Tommy Allen———————————————
#3 John Austin———————————————
#21 George Bryce———————————————
#20 Jim Cleary———————————————
#24 Owen Evans—————3—————————
#14 Bill Faul———————————————
#22 Jack Graham—————1—————————
#29 Jack Hacker———————————————
#33 Wilbur Harris———————————————
#5 Alf Hedge—————2—————————
#16 Don Howard———————————————
#26 Reg Humphries———————————————
#1 Herbie Matthews———————————————
#12 Roy Moore—————2—————————
#9 Sandy Patterson—————1—————————
#2 Jack Quinn———————————————
#23 Rex Ritchie—————1—————————
#15 Keith Smith———————————————
#9 Len Thomas—————4—————————

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
#22 Noel Alsop———————————————
#11 Don Dilks———————————————
#9 Roy Evans———————————————
#13 Bob Flanigan———————————————
#23 Fred Godfrey—————1—————————
#20 Jim Greenham———————————————
#15 Wally Kelly———————————————
#14 Cliff McCrae—————1—————————
#35 Joe McGrath—————1—————————
#21 Doug Menzies—————1—————————
#2 Alby Morrison———————————————
#3 Arthur Olliver—————3—————————
#10 Jack Ryan———————————————
#17 Leo Ryan———————————————
#28 Alf Sampson———————————————
#6 Paul Standfield———————————————
#36 Billy Stephens———————————————
#18 Jim Thoms—————2—————————
#4 Norm Ware———————————————