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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#16 Rod Blake213————8———————
#4 Terry Bright125177—21————————
#12 Mark Browne195245——1————————
#20 Ray Card2241———————————
#14 David Clarke182204——3————————
#24 Bryan Cousins114154—12————————
#21 Harvey Davis154191———————————
#23 Larry Donohue7—74—4—————————
#26 Jack Hawkins64103———————————
#39 Kevin Higgins106167—3—————————
#5 Gary Malarkey73101———————————
#33 Bruce Nankervis17—175———————————
#40 Ian Nankervis177247———————————
#35 Robert Neal177245———————————
#17 Sam Newman66121———16———————
#29 Peter Ruscuklic3472———————————
#13 Paul Sarah232256—25————————
#9 Michael Turner125172—11————————
#32 Alan Woodman85132———2———————
#10 Michael Woolnough—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
#4 Ron Andrews913223———————————
#28 Greg Bell13—135———————————
#17 Colin Boyd144183———————————
#19 Robin Close101114———————————
#31 Max Crow8197—412———————
#21 Ken Fletcher123152———————————
#38 Garry Foulds212233———————————
#41 Dean Hartigan3710————————————
#9 Shane Heard173201—1—————————
#27 Simon Madden1210228—1—19———————
#42 Russell Muir5494———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer2—21———————————
#6 Ken Roberts145197———————————
#24 Stephen Robins234274———————————
#36 Denis Scanlon104144—211———————
#16 Steven Taubert3—31———3———————
#18 Paul Vander Haar5493—122———————
#12 Brian Walsh276335—23————————
#32 Tim Watson82102—1—————————
#33 Andrew Wilson161173—11————————