Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 10-May-1997 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·22,151 att.
Geelong
11.10 (76)
vs
Sydney
6.8 (44)
Geelong won by 32

Geelong defeated Sydney 76–44, by 32 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Sydney 26–2; Geelong won the disposals count 313–274.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong4.2 (26)5.5 (35)9.7 (61)11.10 (76)11.10 (76)
Sydney0.2 (2)2.6 (18)3.7 (25)6.8 (44)6.8 (44)

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
#30 Craig Biddiscombe6410431—————————
#16 Bill Brownless5492—11————————
#8 Ronnie Burns112——1—————————
#2 Leigh Colbert149238412————————
#7 Paul Couch336—1——————————
#36 Ben Graham125173————————2——
#19 Derek Hall128206—21————————
#32 Garry Hocking459211—————————
#3 Adam Houlihan116175—11————————
#13 Glenn Kilpatrick18102873———————3——
#1 Steven King105157———11———————
#21 Michael Mansfield96154———————————
#17 Tim McGrath2172893—11————1——
#28 Martin McKinnon84122121————————
#23 Liam Pickering117185———————————
#15 Peter Riccardi134176412————————
#27 Brenton Sanderson1181971——————————
#12 Brad Sholl1131443——————————
#20 Carl Steinfort81941——————————
#26 Barry Stoneham1051541——8———————
#10 Grant Tanner461032——————————

Sydney — 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 Simon Arnott65113———————————
#31 Stefan Carey52733—31———————
#41 Troy Cook671312——1———————
#8 Daryn Cresswell6282———————————
#6 Andrew Dunkley551021——————————
#12 Kevin Dyson7512—31—————————
#9 Shannon Grant87151——1————————
#14 Paul Kelly136195——1————————
#25 Clinton King1061622—1————————
#39 Mark Kinnear21312—12———————
#3 Dale Lewis1682462——2———————
#4 Tony Lockett134121—————————
#11 Stuart Maxfield14519423—————————
#23 Matthew Nicks661231——————————
#5 Craig OBrien4371———————————
#19 Michael OLoughlin13215411—————————
#24 Mark Orchard781521——————————
#1 Paul Roos1261852——1———————
#7 Brad Seymour6131933——————————
#15 Greg Stafford47113———11———————
#33 Rowan Warfe7916—1——————————