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 Ablett81913
#27 Alle De Wolde9615
#9 Robert DiPierdomenico83113
#26 Rodney Eade175222
#19 Alan Goad831121
#1 Norm Goss1451913
#25 John Hendrie19625945
#39 Bernie Jones2211
#34 John Kennedy131142
#3 Leigh Matthews15924521
#6 Michael Moncrieff628121
#15 Kelvin Moore12124
#43 Peter Murnane146201
#8 David OHalloran1511622
#42 Ian Paton821051
#23 Don Scott84123119
#17 Michael Tuck2542911
#16 Terry Wallace203232
#21 Nick Wilton1331643

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
#38 Peter Bennett155205
#31 Max Crow163191011
#6 Neale Daniher116172
#5 Terry Daniher10414672
#3 Barry Day8412211
#21 Ken Fletcher246304
#10 Garry Foulds182203
#33 Glenn Hawker1652161
#9 Shane Heard661
#1 Peter Keenan9211519
#27 Simon Madden10212649
#13 Ken Mansfield16824411
#37 Ian Marsh165212
#42 Russell Muir58133
#2 Alan Reid229317
#24 Stephen Robins16218631
#26 Robert Shaw83112
#16 Steven Taubert
#18 Paul Vander Haar155209421
#32 Tim Watson72911