Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 3-Apr-1976 2:10 PM·Lake Oval·15,172 att.
South Melbourne
23.15 (153)
vs
Geelong
25.7 (157)
Geelong won by 4

Geelong defeated South Melbourne 157–153, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Geelong 48–26; South Melbourne won the disposals count 322–254.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne5.1 (31)11.5 (71)16.9 (105)23.15 (153)23.15 (153)
Geelong6.2 (38)13.4 (82)21.5 (131)25.7 (157)25.7 (157)

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
#2 Vic Aanensen5272—1117———————
#28 Syd Anderson101112———————————
#11 Peter Bedford168243—41————————
#8 Barry Beecroft12—124———2———————
#7 Gary Brice17320——11————————
#32 Peter Brown7294———————————
#43 Mark Browning154195—11————————
#18 Robert Dean1932211—84————————
#36 Chris Elliott185235———————————
#27 Reg Gleeson148221—1—————————
#31 Francis Jackson91102———————————
#33 Greg Lambert93122———————————
#29 David McLeish125171—2—————————
#35 Peter Morrison98172———————————
#6 Denis Pagan123151———————————
#16 Ricky Quade209295—114———————
#5 John Rantall154195———————————
#25 Barry Round121132—329———————
#9 Ian Thomson95146—11————————
#10 Brian Woodman6173——1————————

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
#5 David Barkley82103—1—1———————
#4 Terry Bright132151—4—————————
#12 Mark Browne123152—11————————
#14 David Clarke221239—1—————————
#24 Bryan Cousins325——1—————————
#21 Harvey Davis115162———————————
#23 Larry Donohue10—105—711———————
#36 Peter Doyle1631910—1—1———————
#26 Jack Hawkins66125———————————
#39 Kevin Higgins5162———————————
#6 David Manson3583———12———————
#33 Bruce Nankervis161173———————————
#40 Ian Nankervis131143———————————
#35 Robert Neal123151———————————
#17 Sam Newman156219———17———————
#38 John Preen7512——21————————
#13 Paul Sarah121132—3—————————
#30 John Scarlett69154—31————————
#8 Kevin Sheehan516———1————————
#9 Michael Turner2—2——11————————