Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 3-Apr-1971 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·28,727 att.
Melbourne
24.21 (165)
vs
South Melbourne
7.18 (60)
Melbourne won by 105

Melbourne defeated South Melbourne 165–60, by 105 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored South Melbourne 62–10; Melbourne won the disposals count 272–247.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.5 (35)10.8 (68)15.13 (103)24.21 (165)24.21 (165)
South Melbourne1.3 (9)4.11 (35)6.14 (50)7.18 (60)7.18 (60)

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 Alves137206——1————————
#19 Ray Biffin8—83———————————
#14 Barry Bourke142166—34————————
#10 Lloyd Burgmann12—124—32————————
#35 Paul Callery155205—31————————
#22 Ray Carr5—53—11————————
#17 Denis Clark241254——2————————
#6 Frank Davis13—132———————————
#5 John Gallus8—84—3110———————
#33 Gary Hardeman112134———1———————
#8 Peter Keenan10—107—1—19———————
#9 George Lakes9—94—11————————
#2 Robert McKenzie162182—11————————
#21 Graham Molloy135183—214———————
#26 Greg Parke115168—2—————————
#3 Trevor Rollinson12—122———————————
#4 Tony Sullivan111121———————————
#16 John Townsend238314—34————————
#25 Peter Weekes5—52———3———————
#11 Greg Wells1—1——1—————————

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
#11 Peter Bedford127193—21————————
#34 Graham Brandt———————————————
#7 Gary Brice10—102—12————————
#17 Russell Cook135188———————————
#27 Reg Gleeson112131———————————
#50 Tony Haenen111123———————————
#2 Ernie Hug17—1712———2———————
#33 Greg Lambert8193———————————
#25 Haydn McAuliffe91101—11————————
#22 Peter McCracken13—133—13————————
#35 Shane McKew11—112——1————————
#29 David McLeish10313————————————
#6 John Murphy133164——1————————
#19 Jim Prentice4261——1————————
#16 Ricky Quade115164—12————————
#5 John Rantall6—61———————————
#14 Bob Skilton204243—1—————————
#20 John Sudholz7184——54———————
#10 Wayne Walsh141152———————————
#30 Fred Way65113———30———————