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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ray Ball10—101———————————
#11 Peter Bedford157227——2————————
#7 Gary Brice153185—12————————
#32 Peter Brown15—152———————————
#17 Russell Cook112132———————————
#28 Robert Doyle———————————————
#27 Reg Gleeson7—71———————————
#12 Norm Goss161172—32————————
#1 Jim Haines171188——1————————
#26 Steve Hoffman153183—31————————
#33 Greg Lambert12—123———————————
#35 Shane McKew111121———————————
#29 David McLeish152172———————————
#13 Neville Miller102126—12————————
#6 John Murphy6391———————————
#3 Stephen Officer8—83———————————
#19 Jim Prentice7—72———————————
#16 Ricky Quade132153—2—————————
#5 John Rantall10—103———————————
#9 Jim Wilkinson10—104——3————————

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 Ainsworth162182———————————
#6 Gareth Andrews101114———————————
#5 David Barkley6393—1—————————
#16 Rod Blake11—118———————————
#14 David Clarke22—227—32————————
#1 Wayne Closter281298———————————
#11 Tim Evans172197———————————
#15 Terry Farman7291———————————
#22 Ian Hampshire121138———————————
#32 David Harris4261———————————
#36 Jeff Kline314———1————————
#9 Terry Mayne7292—1—————————
#40 Ian Nankervis213243—2—————————
#3 Ken Newland5271———————————
#17 Sam Newman106166—11————————
#29 Gordon Reid212235———————————
#26 Bill Ryan3—33—12————————
#30 John Scarlett125172———————————
#7 Rod Stokes152175———————————
#10 Michael Woolnough4262——1————————