Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 19-Aug-1978 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·11,872 att.
Essendon
19.16 (130)
vs
Melbourne
21.10 (136)
Melbourne won by 6

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon6.3 (39)11.10 (76)13.14 (92)19.16 (130)19.16 (130)
Melbourne7.2 (44)10.3 (63)15.7 (97)21.10 (136)21.10 (136)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Robert Amos11111
#28 Greg Bell1031311
#38 Peter Bennett15621321
#30 Neil Besanko85132
#7 Geoff Burdett11314231
#20 Terry Cahill8210
#39 Neil Clarke107172
#31 Max Crow1141552
#5 Terry Daniher12214634
#10 Garry Foulds10102
#27 Simon Madden1061674116
#13 Ken Mansfield861411
#43 Paul McDonald124163
#8 Jack Mihocek11211
#15 Wayne Primmer51622
#24 Stephen Robins24327421
#16 Steven Taubert1121371213
#18 Paul Vander Haar4610511
#1 Brian Walsh1462031
#22 Larry Watson134172

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#1 Garry Baker223251518
#19 Ray Biffin73104122
#13 Henry Coles1642053
#36 Gary Cooke1431741
#7 Barry Denny101113
#28 Anthony Dullard841252
#2 Robert Flower1621854
#34 Tom Flower101111
#9 Laurie Fowler121133
#20 Graham Gaunt133162
#30 Peter Hamilton8193
#43 Greg Hutchison8412411
#29 Andrew Moir101034
#12 Barry Norsworthy14317412
#10 Ken Roberts14317413
#35 Steven Smith12125
#4 Tony Sullivan84122
#11 Greg Wells1562161
#18 Maurice Wingate1311451
#41 Chris Woodman617432