Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 6-May-1978 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·21,946 att.
Essendon
22.18 (150)
vs
Richmond
19.15 (129)
Essendon won by 21

Essendon defeated Richmond 150–129, by 21 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Richmond 60–10; Essendon won the disposals count 323–260.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon6.2 (38)11.6 (72)13.12 (90)22.18 (150)22.18 (150)
Richmond8.4 (52)12.7 (79)18.11 (119)19.15 (129)19.15 (129)

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 Bennett2571———————————
#7 Geoff Burdett116174—22————————
#31 Max Crow167236———————————
#5 Terry Daniher2072712—521———————
#29 Allan Davis183216——2————————
#21 Ken Fletcher111122———————————
#10 Garry Foulds181197———————————
#9 Shane Heard189273—1—————————
#14 Bernie Jones66122———14———————
#27 Simon Madden1131410—1112———————
#13 Ken Mansfield325————————————
#37 Ian Marsh16112711—1—————————
#43 Paul McDonald5—51———————————
#8 Jack Mihocek102125—21————————
#42 Russell Muir729————————————
#34 Merv Neagle94133———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer213245—73————————
#24 Stephen Robins231246——2————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar95144—312———————
#32 Tim Watson56112———————————

Richmond — 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
#21 Neil Balme1210225———23———————
#29 Kevin Bartlett222241—21————————
#30 Francis Bourke73101———————————
#33 David Cloke132158—421———————
#17 Allan Edwards156217—51————————
#1 John Einsiedel84124——2————————
#3 Paul Feltham91101—11————————
#44 Daryl Freame628————————————
#28 Barry Grinter8194———————————
#20 Jim Jess8—82———1———————
#18 Merv Keane6713————————————
#35 Peter Laughlin101112—42————————
#7 Mick Malthouse12416————————————
#11 Bruce Monteath113142—22————————
#4 Geoff Raines176232——1————————
#8 Michael Roach6172—111———————
#10 Kevin Sheedy82102———————————
#19 Greg Strachan—22————————————
#14 Bruce Tempany86141———————————
#16 Bryan Wood4711———1————————