Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 23-Sep-1978 2:30 PM·Waverley Park·73,354 att.
North Melbourne
14.12 (96)
vs
Collingwood
12.12 (84)
North Melbourne won by 12

North Melbourne defeated Collingwood 96–84, by 12 points in a tight contest. North Melbourne won the disposals count 321–254.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne3.4 (22)7.6 (48)10.10 (70)14.12 (96)14.12 (96)
Collingwood2.1 (13)5.3 (33)8.8 (56)12.12 (84)12.12 (84)

North Melbourne — 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
#2 Stan Alves223255—11————————
#15 Malcolm Blight164209—1—2———————
#44 Maurice Boyse151166—21————————
#6 Arnold Briedis94135—32————————
#11 John Burns3—3————————————
#21 John Byrne1610266——2————————
#13 Gary Cowton610162———————————
#7 Mark Dawson114153———————————
#4 Ross Glendinning112136———————————
#27 Keith Greig134172———————————
#34 Ross Henshaw117185———————————
#10 Ray Huppatz1310234—21————————
#16 Stephen McCann102124—219———————
#17 Graeme Melrose1310236——2————————
#12 Ken Montgomery218295———————————
#35 Bill Nettlefold224————————————
#22 Mick Nolan73102———20———————
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch94134—1—————————
#46 Doug Smith6281—2—————————
#5 Darryl Sutton143175———————————

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
#43 Ricky Barham141153——2————————
#15 Shane Bond336————————————
#26 Ray Byrne6171———————————
#2 Phil Carman85131—2—1———————
#44 Ross Dunne132155—3—2———————
#24 Andrew Ireland114153———————————
#31 Phil Manassa9—91——1————————
#6 Peter McCormack73104———————————
#30 Peter Moore325——1—4———————
#14 Kevin Morris22—222—1—1———————
#8 Rod Oborne151163———————————
#25 Bill Picken175227———————————
#12 Max Richardson8193——1————————
#18 Wayne Richardson———————————————
#23 Ray Shaw119201—3—1———————
#9 Craig Stewart123156——31———————
#1 Len Thompson1451———10———————
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth1211231—13————————
#37 Greg Whitcroft113145———————————
#27 Kevin Worthington94135—1—————————