Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 17-Apr-1971 2:10 PM·Western Oval·15,003 att.
Footscray
14.15 (99)
vs
South Melbourne
14.9 (93)
Footscray won by 6

Footscray defeated South Melbourne 99–93, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored South Melbourne 23–6; Footscray won the disposals count 313–276.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.5 (23)8.7 (55)12.10 (82)14.15 (99)14.15 (99)
South Melbourne1.0 (6)5.4 (34)10.8 (68)14.9 (93)14.9 (93)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Graeme Austin921112
#6 George Bisset18523131
#26 Don Brown52721
#10 Gordon Casey134171
#34 Graeme Cook11112212
#24 Gary Dempsey138218111
#5 Ron Fenton1441872
#1 Ken Greenwood10111213
#23 Stuart Magee2722952
#8 Alan Mannix1862441
#22 Ron McGowan143174
#19 Gary Merrington101112
#2 Bernie Quinlan171188331
#17 Richard Radziminski
#11 Laurie Rippon371034
#45 Bruce Rohde527
#14 Barry Round11516532
#18 Ian Salmon12214312
#9 Laurie Sandilands14145
#16 David Thorpe285337

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
#11 Peter Bedford19726515
#7 Gary Brice1031341
#17 Russell Cook1616511
#27 Reg Gleeson111123
#42 Robert Grima43711
#1 Jim Haines772
#26 Steve Hoffman23427121
#2 Ernie Hug147217
#36 Russell McHenry10212221
#29 David McLeish123152
#6 John Murphy134171
#18 Ron Page33
#21 John Pitura122141
#19 Jim Prentice15116521
#16 Ricky Quade1011124
#5 John Rantall91103
#14 Bob Skilton184223
#10 Wayne Walsh162181
#30 Fred Way639126
#9 Jim Wilkinson