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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Stan Alves145195——21———————
#15 Malcolm Blight124167—74————————
#6 Arnold Briedis1111225—33————————
#9 Kevin Bryant1862411———————————
#21 John Byrne1312253—12————————
#3 John Cassin55102——2————————
#11 Graham Cornes96156—241———————
#24 Gary Dempsey710179——215———————
#23 David Dench143172———————————
#7 Russell Ebert116173—1—1———————
#4 Ross Glendinning147214———————————
#27 Keith Greig154192———————————
#13 John Law122141———————————
#16 Stephen McCann134176—2211———————
#17 Graeme Melrose238314—15————————
#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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#38 Peter Bennett203235——1————————
#30 Neil Besanko67133———————————
#17 Colin Boyd162182———————————
#31 Max Crow177249—324———————
#6 Neale Daniher46101———————————
#5 Terry Daniher114154—5—————————
#29 Allan Davis18—182—11————————
#3 Barry Day125176——1————————
#21 Ken Fletcher123151———————————
#10 Garry Foulds194234—2—————————
#27 Simon Madden99186——214———————
#37 Ian Marsh138211———————————
#25 Roger Merrett112————2———————
#34 Merv Neagle2351———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer76132——1————————
#2 Alan Reid135183———————————
#36 Denis Scanlon135184———————————
#26 Robert Shaw527————————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar75125—423———————
#32 Tim Watson11415——12————————