Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 28-Mar-1981 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·37,256 att.
Geelong
10.17 (77)
vs
Essendon
10.11 (71)
Geelong won by 6

Geelong defeated Essendon 77–71, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Geelong 33–17.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong3.4 (22)6.9 (45)8.14 (62)10.17 (77)10.17 (77)
Essendon3.2 (20)4.5 (29)9.8 (62)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)

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 Blake1310237———13———————
#24 Mark Bos105154——1————————
#4 Terry Bright121134—23————————
#19 Neville Bruns182204———————————
#20 Ray Card153182———————————
#11 Peter Featherby1411253———————————
#37 Tommy Floyd124162———————————
#22 Paul Jeffreys5383———————————
#3 Peter Johnston1041410—21————————
#39 Stephen Lunn124161—11————————
#5 Gary Malarkey107171——1————————
#10 John Mossop124167—1110———————
#33 Bruce Nankervis123153——1————————
#40 Ian Nankervis166224———————————
#1 Malcolm Reed4372———————————
#17 Steve Reynoldson73104—1—————————
#6 Garry Sidebottom92114—131———————
#34 Zane Taylor7291—1—————————
#9 Michael Turner172196—12————————
#18 Murray Witcombe5491——1————————

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 Andrews157227———————————
#38 Peter Bennett118195———————————
#30 Neil Besanko6282———————————
#20 Tony Buhagiar196254—32————————
#17 Stephen Carey95141———————————
#8 Phil Carman3361———————————
#39 Neil Clarke133161———————————
#31 Max Crow85137—212———————
#6 Neale Daniher94134———————————
#5 Terry Daniher123156—22————————
#10 Garry Foulds103132——1————————
#23 Grant Fowler86142———————————
#33 Glenn Hawker186243———————————
#9 Shane Heard87154——1————————
#27 Simon Madden5383—1—18———————
#25 Roger Merrett3—33——1————————
#1 Merv Neagle116171—11————————
#2 Alan Reid158236——1————————
#16 Steven Taubert11112————————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar14—147—113———————