Match Recap
Round 14·Sat, 7-Jul-1979 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·25,076 att.
Essendon
10.11 (71)
vs
Footscray
6.14 (50)
Essendon won by 21

Essendon defeated Footscray 71–50, by 21 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Footscray 33–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon0.2 (2)5.5 (35)7.7 (49)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)
Footscray1.5 (11)2.8 (20)4.12 (36)6.14 (50)6.14 (50)

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
#38 Peter Bennett118193—1—————————
#39 Neil Clarke2—2————————————
#31 Max Crow163197———————————
#6 Neale Daniher167237———————————
#7 Frank Dunell92115—32————————
#10 Garry Foulds214254———————————
#33 Glenn Hawker358————————————
#9 Shane Heard154196———————————
#27 Simon Madden106169———14———————
#13 Ken Mansfield2010304—11————————
#25 Roger Merrett46102——17———————
#42 Russell Muir64104———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer9211——12————————
#2 Alan Reid129212———————————
#24 Stephen Robins123155———————————
#36 Denis Scanlon117188———————————
#26 Robert Shaw5492———————————
#20 Kelvin Steel314————————————
#16 Steven Taubert14—149—318———————
#32 Tim Watson123153—1—————————

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 Bristow93122———9———————
#29 Neil Cordy113146—11————————
#6 Gary Cowton74112———————————
#32 Ian Dunstan215264——1————————
#10 Mick Egan114151———————————
#1 Ian Hampshire812208———15———————
#7 Doug Hawkins185231—13————————
#16 Steve Hoffman8412————————————
#25 Geoff Jennings145191—111———————
#11 Mick Kelly137201——1————————
#28 Ian Low105153——1————————
#24 Robert McGhie84121———————————
#9 John Moylan114155——1————————
#26 Richard Murrie94132———————————
#33 John Reid5162———————————
#17 Alby Smedts115161———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham146201——1————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton91107—32————————
#35 Terry Wheeler527————————————
#22 Ted Whitten146204——1————————