Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 7-Apr-1973 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·44,787 att.
Melbourne
9.12 (66)
vs
St Kilda
14.14 (98)
St Kilda won by 32

St Kilda defeated Melbourne 98–66, by 32 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when St Kilda outscored Melbourne 39–8; St Kilda won the disposals count 302–247.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne1.2 (8)2.4 (16)5.6 (36)9.12 (66)9.12 (66)
St Kilda1.7 (13)7.10 (52)12.14 (86)14.14 (98)14.14 (98)

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
#15 Stan Alves124164
#19 Ray Biffin911021
#14 Barry Bourke181194
#27 Ross Brewer6172
#35 Paul Callery3232331
#17 Denis Clark103133
#12 Mike Collins
#10 Carl Ditterich94132115
#43 Frank Giampaolo10212423
#33 Gary Hardeman1411542
#8 Peter Keenan115
#9 Stephen Kerley15155
#29 Noel Leary151165
#7 Graham Osborne1311421
#34 Mal Owens8194
#26 Greg Parke11314824
#4 Tony Sullivan1313
#36 Glenn Swan731037
#18 John Tilbrook662
#11 Greg Wells11112311

St Kilda — 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
#11 Neil Besanko102122
#1 John Bonney96152
#12 Gary Colling121132
#19 Allan Davis1942373
#8 Glenn Elliott2062611
#17 Rod Galt1110211117
#34 Shane Grambeau1111
#42 Wayne Judson121133
#5 Barry Lawrence11213525
#26 John Manzie1531831
#15 Jeff Moran1321522
#2 Brian Mynott10313512
#18 Kevin Neale151168
#14 Jim ODea9211
#20 Travis Payze164203
#21 Russell Reynolds221
#22 John Stephens23124423
#23 Stephen Theodore52731
#7 Stuart Trott163193
#27 George Young14620742