Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 30-Apr-1977 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·22,323 att.
North Melbourne
18.17 (125)
vs
Essendon
15.15 (105)
North Melbourne won by 20

North Melbourne defeated Essendon 125–105, by 20 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored North Melbourne 50–21; North Melbourne won the disposals count 325–280.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne3.7 (25)6.10 (46)11.15 (81)18.17 (125)18.17 (125)
Essendon1.2 (8)8.10 (58)9.11 (65)15.15 (105)15.15 (105)

North Melbourne — 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
#29 Phil Baker73101——12———————
#15 Malcolm Blight155207—24————————
#6 Arnold Briedis138215—13————————
#21 John Byrne79162——1————————
#3 John Cassin147213—21————————
#13 Gary Cowton73101——1————————
#8 Brent Crosswell82104—334———————
#7 Mark Dawson132155—1—2———————
#23 David Dench206265———————————
#27 Keith Greig189271——1————————
#30 Frank Gumbleton1343—1—————————
#34 Ross Henshaw108182———————————
#36 Steven Icke192216———————————
#17 Graeme Melrose209295—41————————
#24 John Moylan93121———————————
#22 Mick Nolan4371———19———————
#45 Roy Ramsay82101———————————
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch139222—2—————————
#5 Darryl Sutton1—11—1—————————
#25 Xavier Tanner169255—1—————————

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 Andrews157223———————————
#28 Greg Bell91104——1————————
#31 Max Crow6172—11————————
#1 Neville Fields216273——4————————
#21 Ken Fletcher156213———————————
#38 Garry Foulds10—103—1—————————
#41 Dean Hartigan4371———————————
#9 Shane Heard4—41———————————
#23 Peter Hickmott112133———————————
#27 Simon Madden1552011—5—22———————
#2 Rob Newton152176———————————
#6 Ken Roberts196257—21————————
#24 Stephen Robins617——2—————————
#36 Denis Scanlon82101———2———————
#26 Robert Shaw92111———————————
#16 Steven Taubert8193—1212———————
#18 Paul Vander Haar83113——2————————
#12 Brian Walsh185234—33————————
#22 Larry Watson123————————————
#33 Andrew Wilson185233——1————————