Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 22-Apr-1978 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·34,516 att.
Carlton
16.8 (104)
vs
Essendon
19.17 (131)
Essendon won by 27

Essendon defeated Carlton 131–104, by 27 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 47–24; Essendon won the disposals count 308–286.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton5.7 (37)9.7 (61)12.8 (80)16.8 (104)16.8 (104)
Essendon3.3 (21)6.8 (44)12.12 (84)19.17 (131)19.17 (131)

Carlton — 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
#16 Jim Buckley114151—3—————————
#4 Vin Catoggio92114—1—————————
#1 Dennis Collins143174———————————
#11 Bruce Doull127192———————————
#6 Peter Fitzpatrick111124———————————
#17 Rod Galt3142———1———————
#35 Peter Halsall7292—1—————————
#37 Wayne Harmes6—61——1————————
#25 Alex Jesaulenko1762311———————————
#28 Peter Jones4153———12———————
#8 Trevor Keogh1416301——11———————
#10 Alan Mangels131144———————————
#33 Peter McConville6—63—31————————
#43 David McKay143176—225———————
#30 Tony Pickett94131———————————
#23 Renato Serafini1232—1—————————
#20 Geoff Southby67133———————————
#42 Robert Walls1451911—41————————
#7 Graeme Whitnall1314276———————————
#19 Michael Young212236—11————————

Essendon — 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
#4 Ron Andrews176237—1—————————
#17 Colin Boyd75122———————————
#7 Geoff Burdett136196—52————————
#20 Terry Cahill103133——1————————
#31 Max Crow95145———————————
#5 Terry Daniher68142———————————
#29 Allan Davis134175—11————————
#21 Ken Fletcher195243———————————
#10 Garry Foulds7291———————————
#9 Shane Heard178252———————————
#14 Bernie Jones103133———3———————
#27 Simon Madden82105—3213———————
#37 Ian Marsh108185——1————————
#42 Russell Muir8193———————————
#34 Merv Neagle1011215—1—————————
#15 Wayne Primmer224265—71————————
#24 Stephen Robins9—91——1————————
#12 Michael Sheldon64103——1————————
#16 Steven Taubert2131—1—4———————
#32 Tim Watson10919————————————