Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 18-Jun-1977 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·14,337 att.
St Kilda
5.12 (42)
vs
Essendon
5.16 (46)
Essendon won by 4

Essendon defeated St Kilda 46–42, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored St Kilda 23–9; Essendon won the disposals count 300–273.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda1.0 (6)3.2 (20)4.5 (29)5.12 (42)5.12 (42)
Essendon2.7 (19)2.10 (22)5.15 (45)5.16 (46)5.16 (46)

St Kilda — 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
#20 Ian Baker135182———————————
#1 Trevor Barker121133———————————
#34 Graeme Bond141151——1————————
#4 Barry Breen1—11———————————
#35 Paul Callery136192——3————————
#26 Colin Carter113142——1————————
#12 Gary Colling5271———————————
#46 Jeff Dunne74113———————————
#3 Bruce Duperouzel163191—1—————————
#8 Glenn Elliott1—1————————————
#36 Robert Elliott254296—2—————————
#29 Russell Greene136193———————————
#2 Rex Hunt3—3————————————
#39 Bill Mildenhall7291———————————
#18 Kevin Neale154195——24———————
#15 Maurice OKeefe153186—1—————————
#9 Val Perovic141152———————————
#31 Jeff Sarau175227——112———————
#23 Russell Tweeddale94133—11————————
#44 Craig Williams4481———————————

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 Andrews175223———1———————
#17 Colin Boyd132151———————————
#39 Neil Clarke16622———1————————
#19 Robin Close4261———————————
#25 Phillip Early8194—23————————
#21 Ken Fletcher282308———————————
#38 Garry Foulds191205———————————
#27 Simon Madden175227—1—17———————
#13 Ken Mansfield145191—11————————
#42 Russell Muir95146———————————
#34 Merv Neagle112133———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer4151—1—————————
#6 Ken Roberts187258——3————————
#24 Stephen Robins211224———————————
#36 Denis Scanlon101114———3———————
#18 Paul Vander Haar112131———2———————
#12 Brian Walsh94137——3————————
#32 Tim Watson104143——1————————
#33 Andrew Wilson5—51———————————
#29 Gary Young———————————————