Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 22-Sep-1979 2:30 PM·Waverley Park·73,380 att.
North Melbourne
13.17 (95)
vs
Collingwood
18.14 (122)
Collingwood won by 27

Collingwood defeated North Melbourne 122–95, by 27 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Collingwood outscored North Melbourne 31–18; North Melbourne won the disposals count 299–257.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne2.7 (19)5.10 (40)11.11 (77)13.17 (95)13.17 (95)
Collingwood3.1 (19)8.3 (51)14.7 (91)18.14 (122)18.14 (122)

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 Alves112133———————————
#15 Malcolm Blight235288—512———————
#44 Maurice Boyse112134——1————————
#6 Arnold Briedis108187—23————————
#3 John Cassin139222—21————————
#8 Brent Crosswell102126—24————————
#24 Gary Dempsey136199———32———————
#23 David Dench55102———————————
#1 Stephen Easton4591———2———————
#7 Russell Ebert415————————————
#27 Keith Greig125173———————————
#36 Steven Icke5492———————————
#47 Alan Jarrott910193———————————
#16 Stephen McCann155205———1———————
#17 Graeme Melrose115165—11————————
#12 Ken Montgomery9312————————————
#38 Roy Ramsay86141———————————
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch123156———————————
#5 Darryl Sutton11—11———1————————
#25 Xavier Tanner134171—12————————

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
#21 Graeme Anderson141154—32————————
#12 Denis Banks5161—1—————————
#43 Ricky Barham113142——1————————
#20 Ross Brewer112138—31————————
#26 Ray Byrne86144———————————
#29 Leigh Carlson3—3————————————
#19 Craig Davis7184—3—————————
#55 Mark Dreher91102———————————
#8 Allan Edwards133164—22————————
#24 Andrew Ireland105151———————————
#36 Rene Kink114154—21————————
#6 Peter McCormack112135———————————
#30 Peter Moore125177——121———————
#14 Kevin Morris11415——1—————————
#34 Russell Ohlsen96151—111———————
#25 Bill Picken12—123———————————
#4 Derek Shaw1121—1—1———————
#23 Ray Shaw172196——4————————
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth197262—1—————————
#27 Kevin Worthington5495———————————