1940 Round 1: Essendon v Melbourne
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday, April 27th, 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Capacity:
unknown
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Melbourne
Score:
18.17.125 - 16.12.108
Quarter Breakdown
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Final
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Essendon
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5
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.
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7
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8
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.
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10
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14
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.
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14
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18
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.
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17
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18
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.
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17
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(125)
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Melbourne
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3
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.
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6
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7
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.
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8
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9
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.
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11
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16
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.
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12
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16
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.
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12
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(108)
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Margin
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ESS by 13
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ESS by 8
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ESS by 33
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ESS by 17
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ESS by 17
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Duration
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Honour Roll
Coach(es):
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captain(s):
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire(s):
Gordon Batt
Goal Umpire(s):
Boundary Umpire(s):
Kenneth Creighton
Umpire Replacement(s):
No known replacements
Brownlow Votes
3 -
unknown/invalid
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2 -
unknown/invalid
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1 -
unknown/invalid
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Player Statistics (Basic)
Essendon
#
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Player
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Pos.
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ToG%
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GL
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BH
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24
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Begley, Les
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?
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?
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1
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?
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15
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Buttsworth, Wally
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?
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?
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0
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?
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5
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Caesar, Jack
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?
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?
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0
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?
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19
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Cassin, Jack
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?
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?
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0
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?
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1
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Coward, Ernie
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?
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?
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0
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?
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4
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Exelby, Murray
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?
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?
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6
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?
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26
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Green, Fred
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?
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?
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1
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?
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33
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Griggs, Les
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?
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?
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0
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?
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18
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Lambert, Chris
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?
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?
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0
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?
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11
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Luff, Bill
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?
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?
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0
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?
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10
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Maynes, Leo
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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25
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Pattinson, George
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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8
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Plummer, Elton
|
?
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?
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0
|
?
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3
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Reynolds, Dick
|
?
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?
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1
|
?
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29
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Reynolds, Tom
|
?
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?
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5
|
?
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21
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Ruddell, Cec
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?
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?
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0
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?
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6
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Standfield, Bob
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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20
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Torney, Hugh
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?
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?
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1
|
?
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28
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Watts, Ray
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?
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?
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3
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?
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Rushed
|
?
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Total
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18
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17
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Melbourne
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
36
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Anderson, Syd
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?
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?
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0
|
?
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15
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Baggott, Ron
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
31
|
Barassi, Ron
|
?
|
?
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3
|
?
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3
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Baxter, Bill
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
|
24
|
Beames, Percy
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
9
|
Emselle, Richie
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
|
6
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Fanning, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
8
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Fischer, Rowley
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
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26
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Furniss, Jack
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
|
10
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Gibb, Maurie
|
?
|
?
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2
|
?
|
1
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Jones, Gordon
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
21
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Kimberley, Ron
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
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17
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La Fontaine, Allan
|
?
|
?
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2
|
?
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14
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Maher, Jack
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
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12
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Mueller, Jack
|
?
|
?
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3
|
?
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19
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Roberts, Frank
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?
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?
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0
|
?
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4
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Smith, Norm
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?
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?
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2
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?
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5
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Truscott, Keith
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?
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?
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2
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?
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23
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Wartman, Ray
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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Rushed
|
?
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Total
|
16
|
12
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Legend
ToG%:
Time-on-Ground Percentage,
GL:
Goals,
BH:
Behinds,
DI:
Disposals,
KI:
Kicks,
HB:
Handballs,
MK:
Marks,
HO:
Hitouts,
TA:
Tackles,
CP:
Contested Posessions,
UP:
Uncontested Posessions,
CL:
Clearances,
CR:
Clangers,
FF:
Free Kicks For,
FA:
Free Kicks Against,
RF:
Rebounds Inside 50,
IF:
Inside 50s,
MF:
Marks Inside 50,
RB:
Running Bounces,
OP:
One-Percenters,
GA:
Goal Assists
Player Line-Up
Essendon
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Coach:
Dick Reynolds
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BACK
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FOLLOWER
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INTERCHANGE
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FORWARD
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HALF-BACK
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HALF-FORWARD
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CENTRE
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FOLLOWER
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INTERCHANGE
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HALF-FORWARD
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HALF-BACK
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FORWARD
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BACK
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Melbourne
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Coach:
Frank Hughes
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Score Timeline
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