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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Ross Abbey133161———————————
#24 Gary Dempsey164205—2214———————
#32 Ian Dunstan153182—1—————————
#20 Jim Edmond94134——11———————
#42 Wayne Foreman225278——2————————
#14 Robert Groenewegen213————————————
#1 Ian Hampshire3—31——14———————
#7 Doug Hawkins115164——1————————
#25 Geoff Jennings117183——1————————
#11 Mick Kelly146203———————————
#8 Ian Morrison121134—22————————
#23 Lee Perussich114151—2—————————
#33 John Reid5271———————————
#17 Alby Smedts6282———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham166222—1—1———————
#48 Angelo Tantsis94132———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton181197—45————————
#35 Terry Wheeler87152———————————
#22 Ted Whitten156213—22————————
#40 Brian Wilson8—81—1—————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Ron Andrews94133———————————
#38 Peter Bennett104141—1—————————
#17 Colin Boyd64102——1————————
#7 Geoff Burdett83112—32————————
#20 Terry Cahill165212—32————————
#31 Max Crow203239———————————
#5 Terry Daniher82103—21————————
#29 Allan Davis2272910——2————————
#21 Ken Fletcher14418————————————
#10 Garry Foulds133165———————————
#9 Shane Heard166224——1————————
#14 Bernie Jones95144—1—14———————
#27 Simon Madden92118—337———————
#37 Ian Marsh148223——1————————
#42 Russell Muir96152———————————
#34 Merv Neagle134174——1————————
#15 Wayne Primmer83112———————————
#12 Michael Sheldon5271———————————
#16 Steven Taubert1121———1———————
#32 Tim Watson69153———————————