Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 15-Jun-1940 2:30 PM·Lake Oval·12,000 att.
South Melbourne
12.9 (81)
vs
St Kilda
10.16 (76)
South Melbourne won by 5

South Melbourne defeated St Kilda 81–76, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when St Kilda outscored South Melbourne 29–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne3.1 (19)5.4 (34)7.7 (49)12.9 (81)12.9 (81)
St Kilda1.6 (12)5.11 (41)7.12 (54)10.16 (76)10.16 (76)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Ian Chinn—————3—————————
#20 Jim Cleary———————————————
#31 George Collard———————————————
#28 Reg Coyle———————————————
#24 Owen Evans—————1—————————
#22 Jack Graham———————————————
#27 Harry Gray———————————————
#17 Don Grossman———————————————
#29 Jack Hacker———————————————
#33 Wilbur Harris———————————————
#19 Frank Hill———————————————
#1 Herbie Matthews———————————————
#2 Norm Matthews———————————————
#26 Jock McKenzie—————2—————————
#18 Alex Mitchell—————2—————————
#21 Allan Mullenger———————————————
#5 Lou Reiffel—————4—————————
#4 Rex Ritchie———————————————
#30 Ted Whitfield———————————————

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
#26 Jack Cliff———————————————
#6 Roy Fountain———————————————
#19 Reg Garvin—————1—————————
#34 Ron Hartridge—————1—————————
#25 Ted Hoppen———————————————
#7 Jack Kelly———————————————
#17 Alan Killigrew—————1—————————
#20 Stan Lloyd———————————————
#22 Les Maskell———————————————
#27 Keith Miller———————————————
#10 Bill Mohr—————4—————————
#18 Norm Raines———————————————
#30 Lance Regnier—————2—————————
#2 Arthur Robertson———————————————
#15 Clarrie Vontom—————1—————————
#21 Ken Walker———————————————
#32 Bob Wilkie———————————————
#4 Col Williamson———————————————
#24 Ron Wilson———————————————