Match Recap
Round 14·Sat, 8-Jul-1978 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·29,788 att.
Essendon
13.24 (102)
vs
Carlton
14.11 (95)
Essendon won by 7

Essendon defeated Carlton 102–95, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 50–21; Essendon won the disposals count 310–280.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.4 (16)6.11 (47)6.16 (52)13.24 (102)13.24 (102)
Carlton5.6 (36)7.8 (50)11.8 (74)14.11 (95)14.11 (95)

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
#38 Peter Bennett94131———————————
#30 Neil Besanko87152———————————
#17 Colin Boyd116173———————————
#7 Geoff Burdett123153—33————————
#20 Terry Cahill183213——1————————
#31 Max Crow1361912—131———————
#5 Terry Daniher1862411—246———————
#21 Ken Fletcher154194———————————
#10 Garry Foulds232254———————————
#9 Shane Heard98173———————————
#27 Simon Madden114156———16———————
#42 Russell Muir96153——1————————
#34 Merv Neagle103132—11————————
#15 Wayne Primmer91103—42————————
#3 Michael Redenbach8—8———1————————
#24 Stephen Robins211223———1———————
#36 Denis Scanlon94137———————————
#16 Steven Taubert5—52—141———————
#18 Paul Vander Haar94136—112———————
#32 Tim Watson92113——1————————

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
#12 Barry Armstrong256315—1—————————
#14 Rodney Ashman135182—31————————
#21 Rod Austin8191———————————
#41 Peter Brown123————————————
#16 Jim Buckley6410——11————————
#1 Dennis Collins153185——2————————
#17 Rod Galt5163—313———————
#18 Kevin Heath6172———————————
#25 Alex Jesaulenko712196———————————
#28 Peter Jones511166———23———————
#8 Trevor Keogh175221—1—————————
#36 Mark Maclure128209—21————————
#10 Alan Mangels114152———————————
#33 Peter McConville112135—13————————
#43 David McKay85138———————————
#30 Tony Pickett122145—2—————————
#15 Phillip Pinnell1121———————————
#5 Ken Sheldon133161——1————————
#20 Geoff Southby426————————————
#9 Greg Towns175223———————————