Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 13-Jul-1946 2:30 PM·Kardinia Park·11,500 att.
Geelong
15.7 (97)
vs
Melbourne
21.14 (140)
Melbourne won by 43

Melbourne defeated Geelong 140–97, by 43 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 39–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong7.2 (44)10.4 (64)11.4 (70)15.7 (97)15.7 (97)
Melbourne4.5 (29)11.7 (73)17.10 (112)21.14 (140)21.14 (140)

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
#33 Joe Bailey
#19 Don Bauer
#14 Doug Brown1
#20 George Card
#11 Alan Elliott
#3 Jim Fitzgerald
#10 Fred Flanagan
#17 George Gniel
#6 Jack Grant6
#12 Bill Harwood
#34 Jim Hovey
#25 Percy Hunt
#23 Alwyn Lindsay
#4 Geoff Mahon
#22 Tom Morrow
#27 Jack Muller
#8 Russell Renfrey3
#29 Norm Scott
#7 Lindsay White3
#35 Jack Whitten2

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
#36 Des Bell1
#16 George Bickford
#11 Gordon Bowman
#34 Arnold Byfield2
#21 Don Cordner
#23 Ted Cordner
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#2 Roy Dowsing
#6 Fred Fanning5
#3 Ron Irwin
#17 Frank Kennedy
#18 Wally Lock
#22 Shane McGrath2
#25 Col McLean
#37 Jim Mitchell1
#12 Jack Mueller4
#27 Ernie ORourke4
#31 Stan Rule
#4 Norm Smith2