Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 7-Apr-1979 2:10 PM·Arden St·22,633 att.
North Melbourne
17.27 (129)
vs
Essendon
16.13 (109)
North Melbourne won by 20

North Melbourne defeated Essendon 129–109, by 20 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Essendon 42–25; North Melbourne won the disposals count 342–305.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne4.8 (32)8.14 (62)14.20 (104)17.27 (129)17.27 (129)
Essendon5.3 (33)8.9 (57)12.10 (82)16.13 (109)16.13 (109)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Stan Alves14519521
#15 Malcolm Blight12416774
#6 Arnold Briedis111122533
#9 Kevin Bryant1862411
#21 John Byrne131225312
#3 John Cassin551022
#11 Graham Cornes96156241
#24 Gary Dempsey710179215
#23 David Dench143172
#7 Russell Ebert11617311
#4 Ross Glendinning147214
#27 Keith Greig154192
#13 John Law122141
#16 Stephen McCann1341762211
#17 Graeme Melrose23831415
#33 Glenn Payne5382
#38 Roy Ramsay138216
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch48121
#19 Doug Smith82102
#5 Darryl Sutton5271

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 Bennett2032351
#30 Neil Besanko67133
#17 Colin Boyd162182
#31 Max Crow177249324
#6 Neale Daniher46101
#5 Terry Daniher1141545
#29 Allan Davis1818211
#3 Barry Day1251761
#21 Ken Fletcher123151
#10 Garry Foulds1942342
#27 Simon Madden99186214
#37 Ian Marsh138211
#25 Roger Merrett1122
#34 Merv Neagle2351
#15 Wayne Primmer761321
#2 Alan Reid135183
#36 Denis Scanlon135184
#26 Robert Shaw527
#18 Paul Vander Haar75125423
#32 Tim Watson1141512