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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Ron Andrews235——1—————————
#48 Craig Barbary79161—11————————
#38 Peter Bennett158234———————————
#31 Max Crow115168———28———————
#6 Neale Daniher13417————————————
#5 Terry Daniher93125—15————————
#29 Allan Davis13—13————————————
#3 Barry Day1—1————————————
#21 Ken Fletcher9—9————————————
#10 Garry Foulds211223———————————
#27 Simon Madden102127—334———————
#13 Ken Mansfield123151—1—————————
#37 Ian Marsh199282——1————————
#42 Russell Muir86143———————————
#24 Stephen Robins102121—23————————
#36 Denis Scanlon10—103———————————
#12 Michael Sheldon—22————————————
#20 Kelvin Steel76133———————————
#16 Steven Taubert6172———————————
#32 Tim Watson68143——1————————

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 Ablett92114—1—————————
#27 Alle De Wolde95144———————————
#9 Robert DiPierdomenico98171———————————
#26 Rodney Eade192214—11————————
#19 Alan Goad153182——41———————
#1 Norm Goss165213——1————————
#25 John Hendrie123155—1—————————
#34 John Kennedy85133———————————
#20 Michael McCarthy6392—12————————
#15 Kelvin Moore174214———————————
#33 Terry Moore73102———15———————
#43 Peter Murnane———————————————
#8 David OHalloran124165———————————
#10 David Polkinghorne4481———1———————
#11 Robert Polkinghorne4152———————————
#17 Michael Tuck268345—422———————
#44 Mark Turner93123———————————
#16 Terry Wallace103132———————————
#31 Robert Wilkinson5273—1—6———————
#21 Nick Wilton83112—121———————