Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 3-Aug-1968 2:20 PM·Kardinia Park·14,240 att.
Geelong
11.9 (75)
vs
Melbourne
10.8 (68)
Geelong won by 7

Geelong defeated Melbourne 75–68, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Melbourne 33–0; Geelong won the disposals count 343–259.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong1.2 (8)6.5 (41)8.6 (54)11.9 (75)11.9 (75)
Melbourne3.2 (20)3.2 (20)7.7 (49)10.8 (68)10.8 (68)

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#25 Geoff Ainsworth101111———————————
#1 Wayne Closter212238—11————————
#19 John Davies136192—2—————————
#15 Terry Farman123157———————————
#35 Bill Goggin264304—22————————
#22 Ian Hampshire———————————————
#11 Ron Hosking121131———————————
#2 Denis Marshall295346—21————————
#8 Chris Mitchell152176——115———————
#40 Ian Nankervis183215———————————
#17 Sam Newman198275—1—23———————
#33 Gerald OLoughlin5—5——11————————
#36 Tony Polinelli151163——1————————
#7 Barry Primmer111124—1—————————
#27 Geoff Rosenow198278———7———————
#26 Bill Ryan1151610———3———————
#4 Phil Stevens112133———————————
#28 Hugh Strahan12—125———————————
#23 Doug Wade5273—11————————
#34 Peter Walker196257———1———————

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
#15 Stan Alves195244—11————————
#40 Ray Biffin10111————————————
#14 Barry Bourke201214——2————————
#41 Euan Campbell3—3————————————
#9 Brian Dixon3143511———————————
#28 Derek Feldmann152177———————————
#12 Chris Fowler82105———9———————
#31 Ray Groom1—1————————————
#33 Gary Hardeman10—103—3—————————
#8 Tassie Johnson91104———————————
#34 Brent Jones6—61———14———————
#22 Bryan Kenneally101111——1————————
#39 George Lakes141153———————————
#29 Hassa Mann212237—22————————
#7 Graham Osborne6—63———————————
#26 Greg Parke125178—1—1———————
#4 Tony Sullivan3—32———————————
#16 John Townsend16—161—11————————
#32 Barrie Vagg121136—2—————————
#1 Max Walker6172——110———————