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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#20 Ian Baker135182
#1 Trevor Barker121133
#34 Graeme Bond1411511
#4 Barry Breen111
#35 Paul Callery1361923
#26 Colin Carter1131421
#12 Gary Colling5271
#46 Jeff Dunne74113
#3 Bruce Duperouzel1631911
#8 Glenn Elliott11
#36 Robert Elliott2542962
#29 Russell Greene136193
#2 Rex Hunt33
#39 Bill Mildenhall7291
#18 Kevin Neale15419524
#15 Maurice OKeefe1531861
#9 Val Perovic141152
#31 Jeff Sarau175227112
#23 Russell Tweeddale9413311
#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 Andrews1752231
#17 Colin Boyd132151
#39 Neil Clarke166221
#19 Robin Close4261
#25 Phillip Early819423
#21 Ken Fletcher282308
#38 Garry Foulds191205
#27 Simon Madden175227117
#13 Ken Mansfield14519111
#42 Russell Muir95146
#34 Merv Neagle112133
#15 Wayne Primmer41511
#6 Ken Roberts1872583
#24 Stephen Robins211224
#36 Denis Scanlon1011143
#18 Paul Vander Haar1121312
#12 Brian Walsh941373
#32 Tim Watson1041431
#33 Andrew Wilson551
#29 Gary Young