Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 4-Apr-1981 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·26,754 att.
Essendon
16.15 (111)
vs
North Melbourne
15.9 (99)
Essendon won by 12

Essendon defeated North Melbourne 111–99, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Essendon 31–10.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.4 (10)6.8 (44)10.12 (72)16.15 (111)16.15 (111)
North Melbourne5.1 (31)8.2 (50)11.5 (71)15.9 (99)15.9 (99)

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 Andrews102123———————————
#38 Peter Bennett15—151———————————
#30 Neil Besanko617————————————
#20 Tony Buhagiar177243—32————————
#17 Stephen Carey122142———————————
#8 Phil Carman5—52—121———————
#39 Neil Clarke75121———————————
#31 Max Crow103135—3111———————
#6 Neale Daniher202221———————————
#5 Terry Daniher82105—221———————
#10 Garry Foulds121131—12————————
#23 Grant Fowler11213——2—————————
#33 Glenn Hawker106161—1—————————
#9 Shane Heard12618———2————————
#27 Simon Madden3—3————16———————
#25 Roger Merrett3—31—2—7———————
#1 Merv Neagle148222——1————————
#2 Alan Reid115166—1—————————
#36 Denis Scanlon10—103———————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar96154———1———————

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
#15 Malcolm Blight83111—41————————
#28 Maurice Boyse6511————————————
#24 Gary Dempsey104143———32———————
#23 David Dench12214————————————
#1 Stephen Easton3252—113———————
#4 Ross Glendinning13—133———————————
#7 Kerry Good4263—4—————————
#17 Kym Hodgeman102121—1—————————
#36 Steven Icke86142———————————
#47 Alan Jarrott118192———————————
#14 Phil Kelly91102——2————————
#13 John Law152171———————————
#16 Stephen McCann7294———3———————
#11 Daryl Schimmelbusch527——1—————————
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch192213—1—————————
#19 Doug Smith7184—1—————————
#2 Peter Spencer153185—12————————
#25 Xavier Tanner184223———————————
#28 Brian Wilson4371———————————
#32 Rodney Wright131143—11————————