Match Recap
Round 10·Sat, 29-Jun-1940 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·15,265 att.
Melbourne
22.19 (151)
vs
Geelong
24.10 (154)
Geelong won by 3

Geelong defeated Melbourne 154–151, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Melbourne 50–29.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne9.6 (60)13.11 (89)17.17 (119)22.19 (151)22.19 (151)
Geelong7.2 (44)15.4 (94)19.9 (123)24.10 (154)24.10 (154)

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
#36 Syd Anderson
#15 Ron Baggott5
#11 Harold Ball
#31 Ron Barassi
#3 Bill Baxter
#2 Roy Dowsing2
#9 Richie Emselle
#8 Rowley Fischer
#10 Maurie Gibb2
#32 Dick Hingston
#17 Allan La Fontaine1
#18 Wally Lock
#22 Shane McGrath
#12 Jack Mueller4
#7 Hugh Murnane3
#29 Jack OKeefe
#30 Alby Rodda1
#4 Norm Smith4
#23 Ray Wartman

Geelong — 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
#8 Tom Arklay
#26 Rupe Bethune
#31 Jack Butcher
#1 Leo Dean
#6 George Dougherty4
#10 Allan Everett
#25 Mick Glenister
#23 Norm Glenister7
#7 George Gniel
#14 Jack Grant3
#12 Bill Harwood
#29 Clyde Helmer3
#3 Stan Howard
#22 Jim Knight1
#17 Jack Lynch3
#15 Geoff Mahon1
#2 Jim Nash
#21 Joe Sellwood
#4 Percy Taylor2