AFL Match Statistics : Western Bulldogs defeated by Essendon at Western Oval Round 1 Monday, 3rd April 1972

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Western Bulldogs defeated by Essendon

Round 1, Western Oval, Attendance: 27935

Monday, 3rd April 1972, 2:10 PM AWST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Western Bulldogs	2.3	6.7	7.9	9.13	67
Essendon	7.7	7.12	14.17	18.20	128

Western Bulldogs Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals)

Coach: Bob Rose

Player	K	HB	D	M	G	B	HO	FF	FA
David Thorpe	25	3	28	5	2	1	0	10	4
George Bisset	18	3	21	2	4	2	0	4	2
Peter Welsh	19	1	20	4	1	0	0	5	6
Stuart Magee	15	4	19	2	0	0	0	3	1
Alan Mannix	11	7	18	1	0	1	0	0	1
Barry Round	16	1	17	11	0	2	0	1	1
Les Bartlett	13	3	16	3	0	1	0	1	3
Robert McGhie	13	1	14	2	0	0	0	1	2
Stephen Power	12	2	14	1	0	0	0	2	1
Gary Merrington	12	2	14	4	0	0	0	3	1
Gary Dempsey	9	2	11	3	0	0	0	3	2
Gordon Casey	10	1	11	4	0	0	0	1	2
Trevor Zeltner	11	0	11	2	0	0	0	5	2
Ian Salmon	9	1	10	3	0	0	0	4	5
Charles Pagnoccolo	7	3	10	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bernie Quinlan	8	1	9	3	1	2	0	2	2
Graeme Cook	6	3	9	0	1	1	0	0	1
Gary Baker	3	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	1
Laurie Rippon	3	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Marks	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals)

Coach: Des Tuddenham

Player	K	HB	D	M	G	B	HO	FF	FA
Neville Fields	23	0	23	7	2	2	0	4	5
Des Tuddenham	19	4	23	5	1	2	0	2	3
Don Gross	17	5	22	1	1	2	0	1	5
Alan Noonan	18	3	21	7	5	3	0	5	0
Ken Roberts	12	6	18	3	0	0	0	5	2
Geoff Blethyn	17	0	17	10	7	5	0	1	1
Barry Davis	16	0	16	2	0	0	0	5	2
Robin Close	11	4	15	4	0	2	0	2	0
Ken Fletcher	12	2	14	1	0	0	0	1	4
Don McKenzie	13	1	14	6	0	0	0	2	6
Laurie Moloney	11	2	13	1	0	0	0	1	2
John Williams	12	1	13	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ken Hogan	12	1	13	2	0	1	0	1	1
Greg Perry	9	3	12	6	2	1	0	3	1
Len Halley	8	3	11	4	0	0	0	3	1
Charlie Payne	8	2	10	4	0	0	0	0	3
Darryl Gerlach	7	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	1
John Cassin	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	3
Sandy Talbot	5	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	1
Hugh Delahunty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head to Head
	Western Bulldogs	Statistic	Essendon
	222	Kicks	235
	42	Handballs	37
	264	Disposals	272
	5.29	Kick to Handball Ratio	6.35
	52	Marks	71
	0	Hitouts	0
	46	Frees For	38
	37	Frees Against	43
	9	Goals Kicked	18
	11	Behinds Kicked	18
	2	Rushed Behinds	2
	22	Scoring Shots	38
	40.9%	Conversion	47.4%
	29.33	Disposals Per Goal	15.11
	12.00	Disps Per Scoring Shot	7.16

Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown


	Western Bulldogs	First Quarter	Essendon

	2.3 15	Score	7.7 49
	5	Scoring Shots	14
	40.0%	Conversion	50.0%
	Lost quarter by 34	Result	Won quarter by 34
	Trailing by 34	End of Quarter	Leading by 34


	Western Bulldogs	Second Quarter	Essendon

	4.4 28	Score	0.5 5
	8	Scoring Shots	5
	50.0%	Conversion	0%
	Won quarter by 23	Result	Lost quarter by 23
	Trailing by 11	Halftime	Leading by 11


	Western Bulldogs	Third Quarter	Essendon

	1.2 8	Score	7.5 47
	3	Scoring Shots	12
	33.3%	Conversion	58.3%
	Lost quarter by 39	Result	Won quarter by 39
	Trailing by 50	End of Quarter	Leading by 50


	Western Bulldogs	Final Quarter	Essendon

	2.4 16	Score	4.3 27
	6	Scoring Shots	7
	33.3%	Conversion	57.1%
	Lost quarter by 11	Result	Won quarter by 11
	Lost game by 61	End of Game	Won game by 61

Scoring Breakdown For Each Half


	Western Bulldogs	First Half	Essendon

	6.7 43	Score	7.12 54
	13	Scoring Shots	19
	46.2%	Conversion	36.8%
	Lost half by 11	Result	Won half by 11
	Trailing by 11	Halftime	Leading by 11


	Western Bulldogs	Second Half	Essendon

	3.6 24	Score	11.8 74
	9	Scoring Shots	19
	33.3%	Conversion	57.9%
	Lost half by 50	Result	Won half by 50
	Lost game by 61	End of Game	Won game by 61

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