Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 31-Mar-1979 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·41,777 att.
Essendon
11.14 (80)
vs
Carlton
14.17 (101)
Carlton won by 21

Carlton defeated Essendon 101–80, by 21 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Carlton outscored Essendon 35–15; Carlton won the disposals count 348–326.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.2 (20)5.5 (35)8.10 (58)11.14 (80)11.14 (80)
Carlton3.3 (21)8.8 (56)12.10 (82)14.17 (101)14.17 (101)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#38 Peter Bennett16420711
#30 Neil Besanko154191
#31 Max Crow851351
#6 Neale Daniher148223
#5 Terry Daniher14721822
#29 Allan Davis1792641
#3 Barry Day1131432
#21 Ken Fletcher2252771
#10 Garry Foulds304344
#1 Peter Keenan549419
#27 Simon Madden1311442112
#37 Ian Marsh171128621
#34 Merv Neagle77
#15 Wayne Primmer8311131
#2 Alan Reid125176
#24 Stephen Robins101011
#36 Denis Scanlon92114
#26 Robert Shaw3583
#18 Paul Vander Haar52771
#32 Tim Watson44841

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#12 Barry Armstrong18153341
#4 Vin Catoggio628321
#1 Dennis Collins144183
#11 Bruce Doull1010204
#3 Mike Fitzpatrick124167117
#47 Peter Francis8191
#17 Rod Galt8210434
#37 Wayne Harmes98171
#18 Kevin Heath46102
#25 Alex Jesaulenko1862461
#7 Wayne Johnston15520322
#28 Peter Jones43719
#8 Trevor Keogh232258
#22 Robbert Klomp7613
#36 Mark Maclure199281113
#34 Alex Marcou12315221
#43 David McKay610168
#15 Phillip Pinnell1852311
#5 Ken Sheldon16622321
#20 Geoff Southby8614