Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 29-Mar-1980 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·28,306 att.
Essendon
12.15 (87)
vs
North Melbourne
15.10 (100)
North Melbourne won by 13

North Melbourne defeated Essendon 100–87, by 13 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Essendon 27–9.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.2 (20)7.6 (48)8.9 (57)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)
North Melbourne5.3 (33)9.7 (61)13.10 (88)15.10 (100)15.10 (100)

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
#4 Ron Andrews74111
#38 Peter Bennett4481
#30 Neil Besanko102123
#8 Phil Carman85135211
#39 Neil Clarke66121
#31 Max Crow122143
#6 Neale Daniher163192
#5 Terry Daniher1131433
#3 Barry Day1161713
#21 Ken Fletcher1021211
#10 Garry Foulds92113
#9 Shane Heard1171832
#1 Peter Keenan538312
#27 Simon Madden107175216
#37 Ian Marsh1552042
#34 Merv Neagle184223
#24 Stephen Robins821022
#11 Alan Stoneham931221
#18 Paul Vander Haar94134211
#32 Tim Watson13619321

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
#10 Maurice Boyse10111312
#6 Arnold Briedis93121321
#9 Kevin Bryant116173
#21 John Byrne67131
#3 John Cassin1341721
#24 Gary Dempsey8816620
#23 David Dench136197
#7 Kerry Good72946
#27 Keith Greig156212
#34 Ross Henshaw107174
#36 Steven Icke811192
#47 Alan Jarrott15924521
#16 Stephen McCann11617213
#37 Roger Podolczak42611
#30 Michael Reeves5381
#11 Daryl Schimmelbusch97161
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch2342771
#19 Doug Smith221
#5 Darryl Sutton8831
#18 Mario Turco5611112