Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 21-May-1977 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·15,674 att.
Geelong
13.16 (94)
vs
Essendon
13.9 (87)
Geelong won by 7

Geelong defeated Essendon 94–87, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 42–9; Essendon won the disposals count 306–285.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong6.6 (42)10.9 (69)11.12 (78)13.16 (94)13.16 (94)
Essendon1.3 (9)3.5 (23)9.7 (61)13.9 (87)13.9 (87)

Geelong — 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
#16 Rod Blake2138
#4 Terry Bright12517721
#12 Mark Browne1952451
#20 Ray Card2241
#14 David Clarke1822043
#24 Bryan Cousins11415412
#21 Harvey Davis154191
#23 Larry Donohue7744
#26 Jack Hawkins64103
#39 Kevin Higgins1061673
#5 Gary Malarkey73101
#33 Bruce Nankervis17175
#40 Ian Nankervis177247
#35 Robert Neal177245
#17 Sam Newman6612116
#29 Peter Ruscuklic3472
#13 Paul Sarah23225625
#9 Michael Turner12517211
#32 Alan Woodman851322
#10 Michael Woolnough111

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 Andrews913223
#28 Greg Bell13135
#17 Colin Boyd144183
#19 Robin Close101114
#31 Max Crow8197412
#21 Ken Fletcher123152
#38 Garry Foulds212233
#41 Dean Hartigan3710
#9 Shane Heard1732011
#27 Simon Madden1210228119
#42 Russell Muir5494
#15 Wayne Primmer221
#6 Ken Roberts145197
#24 Stephen Robins234274
#36 Denis Scanlon104144211
#16 Steven Taubert3313
#18 Paul Vander Haar5493122
#12 Brian Walsh27633523
#32 Tim Watson821021
#33 Andrew Wilson16117311