Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 18-Aug-1979 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·18,671 att.
Essendon
9.16 (70)
vs
Hawthorn
10.14 (74)
Hawthorn won by 4

Hawthorn defeated Essendon 74–70, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Hawthorn outscored Essendon 32–12.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.5 (29)5.12 (42)7.16 (58)9.16 (70)9.16 (70)
Hawthorn2.4 (16)4.9 (33)5.12 (42)10.14 (74)10.14 (74)

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
#4 Ron Andrews2351
#48 Craig Barbary7916111
#38 Peter Bennett158234
#31 Max Crow11516828
#6 Neale Daniher13417
#5 Terry Daniher9312515
#29 Allan Davis1313
#3 Barry Day11
#21 Ken Fletcher99
#10 Garry Foulds211223
#27 Simon Madden102127334
#13 Ken Mansfield1231511
#37 Ian Marsh1992821
#42 Russell Muir86143
#24 Stephen Robins10212123
#36 Denis Scanlon10103
#12 Michael Sheldon22
#20 Kelvin Steel76133
#16 Steven Taubert6172
#32 Tim Watson681431

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Geoff Ablett921141
#27 Alle De Wolde95144
#9 Robert DiPierdomenico98171
#26 Rodney Eade19221411
#19 Alan Goad15318241
#1 Norm Goss1652131
#25 John Hendrie1231551
#34 John Kennedy85133
#20 Michael McCarthy639212
#15 Kelvin Moore174214
#33 Terry Moore7310215
#43 Peter Murnane
#8 David OHalloran124165
#10 David Polkinghorne44811
#11 Robert Polkinghorne4152
#17 Michael Tuck268345422
#44 Mark Turner93123
#16 Terry Wallace103132
#31 Robert Wilkinson527316
#21 Nick Wilton83112121