Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 20-May-1972 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·19,023 att.
Melbourne
20.14 (134)
vs
Geelong
14.17 (101)
Melbourne won by 33

Melbourne defeated Geelong 134–101, by 33 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 45–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne7.3 (45)11.9 (75)14.13 (97)20.14 (134)20.14 (134)
Geelong2.3 (15)5.9 (39)10.15 (75)14.17 (101)14.17 (101)

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 Alves223259—21————————
#19 Ray Biffin6—63———————————
#14 Barry Bourke13—133———————————
#27 Ross Brewer213————————————
#35 Paul Callery15217——1—————————
#17 Denis Clark14—141———————————
#34 John Clennett124166—3—10———————
#12 Mike Collins172196—32————————
#6 Frank Davis82101———2———————
#24 Ross Dillon113148—123———————
#33 Gary Hardeman14—145———1———————
#8 Peter Keenan4152—2—17———————
#21 Graham Molloy194233———2———————
#26 Greg Parke1511611—64————————
#45 Henry Ritterman———————————————
#23 Peter Sinclair161171—21————————
#4 Tony Sullivan161175———————————
#16 John Townsend172195——1————————
#1 Max Walker7—74———5———————
#11 Greg Wells162182——11———————

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
#6 Gareth Andrews10—104——2————————
#5 David Barkley122144——22———————
#16 Rod Blake131144———7———————
#14 David Clarke231247—522———————
#1 Wayne Closter26—265——1————————
#2 Garry Davidson1—1————————————
#11 Tim Evans111124———————————
#22 Ian Hampshire961512———14———————
#32 David Harris102123———————————
#40 Ian Nankervis254294—22————————
#3 Ken Newland74111—1—1———————
#29 Gordon Reid113141———————————
#37 Ivan Russell9—92———————————
#26 Bill Ryan142166——1————————
#30 John Scarlett115164—2—1———————
#20 Doug Stephenson82102—11————————
#4 Phil Stevens131146———————————
#28 Hugh Strahan———————————————
#23 Doug Wade9—96—34————————
#19 Robert Whatman162183——11———————