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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Terry Bright135188—41————————
#20 Ray Card82105———————————
#14 David Clarke199283—111———————
#23 Larry Donohue8194—117———————
#36 Peter Doyle152175———————————
#25 Jeff Fehring314————9———————
#37 Tommy Floyd124163—2—————————
#26 Jack Hawkins4483———————————
#22 Paul Jeffreys314————————————
#5 Gary Malarkey115163———————————
#7 Kelvin Matthews104141—21————————
#33 Bruce Nankervis293326—2—————————
#40 Ian Nankervis1511263———————————
#35 Robert Neal113142—11————————
#3 Ken Newland2352—11————————
#17 Sam Newman147218———7———————
#28 Andy Preston9312————————————
#8 Kevin Sheehan15116———1————————
#9 Michael Turner2052510——1————————
#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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Neil Besanko166225———————————
#7 Geoff Burdett105155—1—————————
#39 Neil Clarke84122———————————
#31 Max Crow65115———1———————
#5 Terry Daniher10—103—2—————————
#29 Allan Davis105155—1—————————
#21 Ken Fletcher123152———————————
#10 Garry Foulds112134———————————
#33 Glenn Hawker549————————————
#14 Bernie Jones3251———10———————
#27 Simon Madden1271911—5116———————
#13 Ken Mansfield610163———————————
#8 Jack Mihocek7—7———3————————
#15 Wayne Primmer153183—31————————
#24 Stephen Robins203233—1—————————
#36 Denis Scanlon151169———————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar1010209——12———————
#1 Brian Walsh122142———————————
#22 Larry Watson134172———————————
#32 Tim Watson123————————————