Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 29-Apr-1978 2:10 PM·Western Oval·20,328 att.
Footscray
15.20 (110)
vs
Essendon
13.15 (93)
Footscray won by 17

Footscray defeated Essendon 110–93, by 17 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Footscray outscored Essendon 42–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray1.5 (11)6.8 (44)9.14 (68)15.20 (110)15.20 (110)
Essendon5.3 (33)11.5 (71)12.13 (85)13.15 (93)13.15 (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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Ross Abbey133161
#24 Gary Dempsey1642052214
#32 Ian Dunstan1531821
#20 Jim Edmond9413411
#42 Wayne Foreman2252782
#14 Robert Groenewegen213
#1 Ian Hampshire33114
#7 Doug Hawkins1151641
#25 Geoff Jennings1171831
#11 Mick Kelly146203
#8 Ian Morrison12113422
#23 Lee Perussich1141512
#33 John Reid5271
#17 Alby Smedts6282
#3 Alan Stoneham16622211
#48 Angelo Tantsis94132
#31 Kelvin Templeton18119745
#35 Terry Wheeler87152
#22 Ted Whitten15621322
#40 Brian Wilson8811

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
#4 Ron Andrews94133
#38 Peter Bennett1041411
#17 Colin Boyd641021
#7 Geoff Burdett8311232
#20 Terry Cahill16521232
#31 Max Crow203239
#5 Terry Daniher8210321
#29 Allan Davis22729102
#21 Ken Fletcher14418
#10 Garry Foulds133165
#9 Shane Heard1662241
#14 Bernie Jones95144114
#27 Simon Madden92118337
#37 Ian Marsh1482231
#42 Russell Muir96152
#34 Merv Neagle1341741
#15 Wayne Primmer83112
#12 Michael Sheldon5271
#16 Steven Taubert11211
#32 Tim Watson69153