Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 9-Jul-1949 2:15 PM·M.C.G.·19,512 att.
Melbourne
14.17 (101)
vs
Geelong
14.14 (98)
Melbourne won by 3

Melbourne defeated Geelong 101–98, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Geelong outscored Melbourne 47–27.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.4 (16)6.8 (44)10.11 (71)14.17 (101)14.17 (101)
Geelong3.7 (25)5.8 (38)12.13 (85)14.14 (98)14.14 (98)

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
#29 Lance Arnold1
#16 George Bickford
#23 Ken Carlon
#3 Geoff Collins
#1 Denis Cordner
#21 Don Cordner
#6 Eddie Craddock2
#5 Billy Deans
#32 Len Dockett
#28 Adrian Dullard4
#8 Doug Heywood1
#7 Eddie Jackson
#20 Alan McGowan1
#22 Shane McGrath
#2 Robert McKenzie4
#25 Col McLean
#12 Jack Mueller
#30 Alby Rodda
#31 Stan Rule1
#37 Mike Woods

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
#19 Don Bauer
#17 Barrie Bretland
#6 Jack Condon2
#4 Bob Davis1
#3 Jim Fitzgerald
#10 Fred Flanagan3
#18 Alan Hickinbotham
#25 Percy Hunt
#16 John Hyde
#23 Ron Lunn
#35 Marty Lynch1
#26 Andy Monahan
#22 Tom Morrow
#8 Russell Renfrey1
#32 Wally Russell1
#11 Bernie Smith
#24 Syd Tate
#15 Jim Tuckwell
#9 Leo Turner1
#7 Lindsay White4