Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 28-Apr-1979 2:10 PM·Western Oval·26,981 att.
Footscray
20.8 (128)
vs
Essendon
19.14 (128)
Draw

Footscray and Essendon played out a 128–128 draw at the final siren. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 44–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray7.3 (45)9.6 (60)15.6 (96)20.8 (128)20.8 (128)
Essendon4.6 (30)11.8 (74)17.11 (113)19.14 (128)19.14 (128)

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
#27 Neil Bristow224————4———————
#6 Gary Cowton103133—11————————
#32 Ian Dunstan187253—21————————
#10 Mick Egan154194—2—————————
#42 Wayne Foreman224265———————————
#1 Ian Hampshire58134———15———————
#7 Doug Hawkins114154——1————————
#25 Geoff Jennings119204—2—————————
#28 Ian Low123151—11————————
#8 Ian Morrison112132—211———————
#26 Richard Murrie6391——1————————
#50 Robbie Peers105154——1————————
#21 Stephen Power123153———————————
#33 John Reid157221———————————
#17 Alby Smedts154193———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton1021210—6—————————
#43 Norm Tivendale5—5——1—————————
#35 Terry Wheeler87151—1—————————
#22 Ted Whitten131142—1—————————
#44 Mark Williams3361—111———————

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
#48 Craig Barbary123151—11————————
#38 Peter Bennett58131———————————
#30 Neil Besanko437————————————
#31 Max Crow134178—223———————
#6 Neale Daniher116175———————————
#5 Terry Daniher1752211—85————————
#29 Allan Davis122142—1—————————
#10 Garry Foulds177245———————————
#9 Shane Heard91102———————————
#1 Peter Keenan74113—1—14———————
#27 Simon Madden135185—3116———————
#13 Ken Mansfield206263——1————————
#37 Ian Marsh12517———1————————
#25 Roger Merrett8191———————————
#34 Merv Neagle73101———————————
#2 Alan Reid145193———————————
#24 Stephen Robins8—82—2—————————
#36 Denis Scanlon82104———————————
#26 Robert Shaw3251———————————
#32 Tim Watson133165—12————————