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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Stan Alves112133
#15 Malcolm Blight235288512
#44 Maurice Boyse1121341
#6 Arnold Briedis10818723
#3 John Cassin13922221
#8 Brent Crosswell10212624
#24 Gary Dempsey13619932
#23 David Dench55102
#1 Stephen Easton45912
#7 Russell Ebert415
#27 Keith Greig125173
#36 Steven Icke5492
#47 Alan Jarrott910193
#16 Stephen McCann1552051
#17 Graeme Melrose11516511
#12 Ken Montgomery9312
#38 Roy Ramsay86141
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch123156
#5 Darryl Sutton11111
#25 Xavier Tanner13417112

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#21 Graeme Anderson14115432
#12 Denis Banks51611
#43 Ricky Barham1131421
#20 Ross Brewer11213831
#26 Ray Byrne86144
#29 Leigh Carlson33
#19 Craig Davis71843
#55 Mark Dreher91102
#8 Allan Edwards13316422
#24 Andrew Ireland105151
#36 Rene Kink11415421
#6 Peter McCormack112135
#30 Peter Moore125177121
#14 Kevin Morris114151
#34 Russell Ohlsen96151111
#25 Bill Picken12123
#4 Derek Shaw112111
#23 Ray Shaw1721964
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth1972621
#27 Kevin Worthington5495