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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 StatsEssendon Player StatsMatch Head to Head StatsScoring 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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