Match Recap
Round 19·Sat, 12-Aug-1978 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·15,407 att.
Geelong
14.8 (92)
vs
Essendon
13.7 (85)
Geelong won by 7

Geelong defeated Essendon 92–85, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 39–25; Geelong won the disposals count 303–280.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong6.3 (39)8.4 (52)11.5 (71)14.8 (92)14.8 (92)
Essendon4.1 (25)8.3 (51)11.7 (73)13.7 (85)13.7 (85)

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
#4 Terry Bright13518841
#20 Ray Card82105
#14 David Clarke199283111
#23 Larry Donohue8194117
#36 Peter Doyle152175
#25 Jeff Fehring3149
#37 Tommy Floyd1241632
#26 Jack Hawkins4483
#22 Paul Jeffreys314
#5 Gary Malarkey115163
#7 Kelvin Matthews10414121
#33 Bruce Nankervis2933262
#40 Ian Nankervis1511263
#35 Robert Neal11314211
#3 Ken Newland235211
#17 Sam Newman1472187
#28 Andy Preston9312
#8 Kevin Sheehan151161
#9 Michael Turner20525101
#11 Alan Woodman7182

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
#30 Neil Besanko166225
#7 Geoff Burdett1051551
#39 Neil Clarke84122
#31 Max Crow651151
#5 Terry Daniher101032
#29 Allan Davis1051551
#21 Ken Fletcher123152
#10 Garry Foulds112134
#33 Glenn Hawker549
#14 Bernie Jones325110
#27 Simon Madden12719115116
#13 Ken Mansfield610163
#8 Jack Mihocek773
#15 Wayne Primmer15318331
#24 Stephen Robins2032331
#36 Denis Scanlon151169
#18 Paul Vander Haar101020912
#1 Brian Walsh122142
#22 Larry Watson134172
#32 Tim Watson123