Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 17-Aug-1940 2:45 PM·Lake Oval·7,000 att.
South Melbourne
12.19 (91)
vs
Geelong
13.9 (87)
South Melbourne won by 4

South Melbourne defeated Geelong 91–87, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Geelong 46–14.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.7 (25)3.11 (29)10.15 (75)12.19 (91)12.19 (91)
Geelong4.1 (25)8.4 (52)10.6 (66)13.9 (87)13.9 (87)

South 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
#23 Ian Chinn1
#20 Jim Cleary
#31 George Collard1
#28 Reg Coyle
#16 Ken Dineen4
#18 Merv Dudley4
#24 Owen Evans
#22 Jack Graham
#17 Don Grossman
#7 Gordon Hamilton
#9 Howard Jasper
#31 Brian Kelly
#1 Herbie Matthews
#2 Norm Matthews
#5 Lou Reiffel1
#11 Reg Richards1
#4 Rex Ritchie
#15 Arthur Turner
#30 Ted Whitfield

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
#8 Tom Arklay1
#31 Jack Butcher
#6 George Dougherty4
#10 Allan Everett
#25 Mick Glenister
#23 Norm Glenister1
#7 George Gniel
#14 Jack Grant4
#12 Bill Harwood2
#9 Bernie Hore
#3 Stan Howard
#22 Jim Knight
#17 Jack Lynch1
#15 Geoff Mahon
#2 Jim Nash
#21 Joe Sellwood
#24 Laurie Slack
#4 Percy Taylor
#20 Neil Tucker