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Melbourne defeats Essendon
Round 6, MCG, Attendance: 41357
Saturday, 6th May 1972, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5.3 8.6 8.9 16.13 109
Essendon 5.2 7.5 9.11 12.13 85
Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Ian Ridley  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
John Townsend 19 3 22 3 3 1 0 1 7
Greg Wells 19 2 21 3 0 1 0 1 3
Paul Callery 17 2 19 2 3 1 0 1 3
Shane McSpeerin 19 0 19 7 0 2 0 2 1
Gary Hardeman 15 3 18 6 0 0 0 3 2
Stan Alves 16 2 18 8 1 0 0 2 3
Barry Bourke 16 1 17 2 0 0 0 2 6
John Clennett 15 0 15 10 3 1 7 0 1
Max Walker 12 2 14 7 0 0 5 2 0
Tony Sullivan 13 0 13 1 0 0 0 1 0
Greg Parke 8 5 13 6 2 4 0 2 0
Denis Clark 12 1 13 2 0 1 0 3 1
Frank Davis 12 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 3
Mike Collins 10 2 12 0 0 0 0 3 2
Peter Keenan 9 2 11 10 3 1 24 1 3
Ross Dillon 8 2 10 5 0 1 0 5 1
Ray Biffin 9 0 9 4 0 0 0 1 3
Graham Molloy 6 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 4
Henry Ritterman 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Graham Osborne 0 0 0 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
Laurie Moloney 22 2 24 7 1 1 0 1 3
John Williams 18 1 19 8 0 0 0 3 2
Ken Hogan 15 2 17 1 0 2 0 2 1
Ken Fletcher 16 0 16 2 0 1 0 4 2
Barry Davis 15 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 0
Neville Fields 14 0 14 3 0 1 0 1 3
John Cassin 12 2 14 2 0 0 0 2 1
Alan Noonan 14 0 14 4 1 1 0 3 1
Ken Roberts 9 1 10 2 0 0 0 2 2
Geoff Blethyn 10 0 10 2 5 2 0 5 0
Don McKenzie 8 2 10 2 0 0 14 5 2
Sandy Talbot 10 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 1
Robin Close 8 1 9 5 2 0 0 2 3
Len Halley 8 1 9 4 1 2 2 2 1
Charlie Payne 8 1 9 1 0 0 0 1 3
Graeme Schultz 6 1 7 2 1 1 0 2 0
Des Tuddenham 6 1 7 2 1 0 0 1 1
Greg Perry 5 2 7 3 0 2 8 2 3
Don Gross 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 1
Barry Grinter 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Essendon
239 Kicks 211
30 Handballs 18
269 Disposals 229
7.97 Kick to Handball Ratio 11.72
83 Marks 59
36 Hitouts 24
30 Frees For 43
43 Frees Against 30
16 Goals Kicked 12
13 Behinds Kicked 13
0 Rushed Behinds 0
29 Scoring Shots 25
55.2% Conversion 48.0%
16.81 Disposals Per Goal 19.08
9.28 Disps Per Scoring Shot 9.16
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Essendon
5.3 33 Score 5.2 32
8 Scoring Shots 7
62.5% Conversion 71.4%
Won quarter by 1 Result Lost quarter by 1
Leading by 1 End of Quarter Trailing by 1
Melbourne Second Quarter Essendon
3.3 21 Score 2.3 15
6 Scoring Shots 5
50.0% Conversion 40.0%
Won quarter by 6 Result Lost quarter by 6
Leading by 7 Halftime Trailing by 7
Melbourne Third Quarter Essendon
0.3 3 Score 2.6 18
3 Scoring Shots 8
0% Conversion 25.0%
Lost quarter by 15 Result Won quarter by 15
Trailing by 8 End of Quarter Leading by 8
Melbourne Final Quarter Essendon
8.4 52 Score 3.2 20
12 Scoring Shots 5
66.7% Conversion 60.0%
Won quarter by 32 Result Lost quarter by 32
Won game by 24 End of Game Lost game by 24
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Essendon
8.6 54 Score 7.5 47
14 Scoring Shots 12
57.1% Conversion 58.3%
Won half by 7 Result Lost half by 7
Leading by 7 Halftime Trailing by 7
Melbourne Second Half Essendon
8.7 55 Score 5.8 38
15 Scoring Shots 13
53.3% Conversion 38.5%
Won half by 17 Result Lost half by 17
Won game by 24 End of Game Lost game by 24
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