Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 2-Jun-1979 2:10 PM·Princes Park·24,875 att.
Hawthorn
16.12 (108)
vs
Essendon
17.14 (116)
Essendon won by 8

Essendon defeated Hawthorn 116–108, by 8 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Hawthorn 36–22; Essendon won the disposals count 329–309.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn7.3 (45)10.3 (63)13.8 (86)16.12 (108)16.12 (108)
Essendon6.1 (37)10.4 (64)12.8 (80)17.14 (116)17.14 (116)

Hawthorn — 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
#2 Geoff Ablett4711————————————
#35 Kevin Ablett8191—3—————————
#27 Alle De Wolde9615————————————
#9 Robert DiPierdomenico83113———————————
#26 Rodney Eade175222———————————
#19 Alan Goad83112——1————————
#1 Norm Goss145191—3—————————
#25 John Hendrie196259—45————————
#39 Bernie Jones2—21———1———————
#34 John Kennedy131142———————————
#3 Leigh Matthews159245—21————————
#6 Michael Moncrieff6281—21————————
#15 Kelvin Moore12—124———————————
#43 Peter Murnane14620———1————————
#8 David OHalloran151162——2————————
#42 Ian Paton82105—1—————————
#23 Don Scott84123—1—19———————
#17 Michael Tuck254291———1———————
#16 Terry Wallace203232———————————
#21 Nick Wilton133164———3———————

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
#38 Peter Bennett155205———————————
#31 Max Crow1631910——11———————
#6 Neale Daniher116172———————————
#5 Terry Daniher104146—72————————
#3 Barry Day84122—1—1———————
#21 Ken Fletcher246304———————————
#10 Garry Foulds182203———————————
#33 Glenn Hawker165216——1————————
#9 Shane Heard6—61———————————
#1 Peter Keenan92115———19———————
#27 Simon Madden102126——49———————
#13 Ken Mansfield168244—11————————
#37 Ian Marsh165212———————————
#42 Russell Muir58133———————————
#2 Alan Reid229317———————————
#24 Stephen Robins162186—31————————
#26 Robert Shaw83112———————————
#16 Steven Taubert———————————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar155209—421———————
#32 Tim Watson729——11————————