Match Recap
Round 19·Sat, 11-Aug-1979 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·23,004 att.
Essendon
14.12 (96)
vs
Geelong
8.8 (56)
Essendon won by 40

Essendon defeated Geelong 96–56, by 40 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 33–2; Essendon won the disposals count 301–254.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.6 (24)7.7 (49)12.10 (82)14.12 (96)14.12 (96)
Geelong2.2 (14)6.3 (39)6.5 (41)8.8 (56)8.8 (56)

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
#48 Craig Barbary76131———————————
#38 Peter Bennett2211334——1————————
#39 Neil Clarke112————————————
#31 Max Crow2383114—1—21———————
#6 Neale Daniher11213————————————
#5 Terry Daniher83116—12————————
#29 Allan Davis205251—21————————
#3 Barry Day5161—1—————————
#21 Ken Fletcher153182———————————
#10 Garry Foulds191203—22————————
#1 Peter Keenan1—1————2———————
#27 Simon Madden96157—1111———————
#13 Ken Mansfield112131———————————
#37 Ian Marsh145193———————————
#42 Russell Muir4483———————————
#24 Stephen Robins134174—22————————
#36 Denis Scanlon83113———————————
#20 Kelvin Steel97162——1————————
#16 Steven Taubert91102———————————
#32 Tim Watson145195—4—————————

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 Blake94137—1—20———————
#29 Mario Bortolotto6391—1—————————
#4 Terry Bright84122—1—————————
#19 Neville Bruns193224——2————————
#12 John Burns94132——1————————
#20 Ray Card9110————————————
#14 David Clarke165216—1—————————
#6 Peter Featherby134173—21————————
#25 Jeff Fehring325————9———————
#26 Jack Hawkins104145———————————
#3 Peter Johnston4—42—1—————————
#5 Gary Malarkey141154———1———————
#7 Kelvin Matthews101113———————————
#2 Glenn Middlemiss2131—1—————————
#33 Bruce Nankervis163194——1————————
#40 Ian Nankervis223254———————————
#28 Andy Preston132152———————————
#8 Kevin Sheehan152173——1————————
#9 Michael Turner8—8————————————
#18 Murray Witcombe1—1————————————