Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 20-May-1978 2:10 PM·Western Oval·19,096 att.
Footscray
14.5 (89)
vs
Collingwood
14.9 (93)
Collingwood won by 4

Collingwood defeated Footscray 93–89, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Collingwood outscored Footscray 50–12; Collingwood won the disposals count 262–227.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray7.2 (44)10.3 (63)12.5 (77)14.5 (89)14.5 (89)
Collingwood3.1 (19)4.4 (28)6.7 (43)14.9 (93)14.9 (93)

Footscray — 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
#30 Ross Abbey94133———————————
#19 Phil Bradmore6—61———————————
#12 George Brown8513——11————————
#24 Gary Dempsey132157—2—20———————
#32 Ian Dunstan122143———————————
#20 Jim Edmond6—62———————————
#42 Wayne Foreman121134—31————————
#9 Wayne Fox———————————————
#25 Geoff Jennings107172—2—————————
#11 Mick Kelly88163———————————
#28 Ian Low153181———————————
#26 Richard Murrie4481———————————
#5 Bruce Reid92111—1—6———————
#33 John Reid5271——1————————
#17 Alby Smedts415————————————
#3 Alan Stoneham186243———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton112136—52————————
#4 Peter Welsh7292———1———————
#35 Terry Wheeler73102———————————
#22 Ted Whitten819————————————

Collingwood — 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 Alan Atkinson101111———————————
#43 Ricky Barham94132———————————
#15 Shane Bond103133—1—————————
#2 Phil Carman92114—222———————
#13 Wayne Gordon7183———————————
#24 Andrew Ireland161173———————————
#36 Rene Kink84121—12————————
#3 Stan Magro154195———————————
#31 Phil Manassa103133——1————————
#6 Peter McCormack1232———————————
#7 Chris Perry7182———————————
#25 Bill Picken141153———————————
#12 Max Richardson131141—1—————————
#18 Wayne Richardson131142———————————
#19 Laurie Sandilands104141—32————————
#23 Ray Shaw202225—2—————————
#9 Craig Stewart73101—2—2———————
#1 Len Thompson57123—1—14———————
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth13720——11————————
#27 Kevin Worthington85131———————————