Match Recap
Round 1·Mon, 3-Apr-1972 2:10 PM·Lake Oval·18,643 att.
South Melbourne
10.13 (73)
vs
Geelong
9.7 (61)
South Melbourne won by 12

South Melbourne defeated Geelong 73–61, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Geelong 25–9; Geelong won the disposals count 273–250.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.5 (23)6.8 (44)10.9 (69)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Geelong2.0 (12)7.1 (43)8.4 (52)9.7 (61)9.7 (61)

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
#31 Ray Ball10101
#11 Peter Bedford1572272
#7 Gary Brice15318512
#32 Peter Brown15152
#17 Russell Cook112132
#28 Robert Doyle
#27 Reg Gleeson771
#12 Norm Goss16117232
#1 Jim Haines1711881
#26 Steve Hoffman15318331
#33 Greg Lambert12123
#35 Shane McKew111121
#29 David McLeish152172
#13 Neville Miller10212612
#6 John Murphy6391
#3 Stephen Officer883
#19 Jim Prentice772
#16 Ricky Quade1321532
#5 John Rantall10103
#9 Jim Wilkinson101043

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
#25 Geoff Ainsworth162182
#6 Gareth Andrews101114
#5 David Barkley63931
#16 Rod Blake11118
#14 David Clarke2222732
#1 Wayne Closter281298
#11 Tim Evans172197
#15 Terry Farman7291
#22 Ian Hampshire121138
#32 David Harris4261
#36 Jeff Kline3141
#9 Terry Mayne72921
#40 Ian Nankervis2132432
#3 Ken Newland5271
#17 Sam Newman10616611
#29 Gordon Reid212235
#26 Bill Ryan33312
#30 John Scarlett125172
#7 Rod Stokes152175
#10 Michael Woolnough42621