Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 13-May-1978 2:10 PM·Moorabbin Oval·30,760 att.
St Kilda
17.11 (113)
vs
Essendon
16.11 (107)
St Kilda won by 6

St Kilda defeated Essendon 113–107, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when St Kilda outscored Essendon 45–21; St Kilda won the disposals count 320–297.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda5.2 (32)7.5 (47)14.8 (92)17.11 (113)17.11 (113)
Essendon4.2 (26)8.6 (54)11.9 (75)16.11 (107)16.11 (107)

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
#1 Trevor Barker195245—1—————————
#34 Graeme Bond173204—22————————
#38 Doug Booth5162—1—————————
#4 Barry Breen47113———————————
#17 Mordecai Bromberg1671———————————
#12 Gary Colling133165———————————
#25 Geoff Cunningham97162———————————
#10 Carl Ditterich6172—116———————
#3 Bruce Duperouzel113142——3————————
#13 Robert Elliott154194———————————
#24 Graeme Gellie1813313———————————
#29 Russell Greene165215———————————
#5 Rex Hunt83116—31————————
#14 Jim ODea144184———————————
#15 Maurice OKeefe148227—3—————————
#9 Val Perovic171189———————————
#31 Jeff Sarau131141—1—3———————
#2 Garry Sidebottom16112710———15———————
#23 Russell Tweeddale718———2————————
#27 George Young82107—5—————————

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
#7 Geoff Burdett134175—12————————
#20 Terry Cahill7292———————————
#31 Max Crow181195———————————
#5 Terry Daniher103139—1—2———————
#29 Allan Davis164206—11————————
#21 Ken Fletcher83112———————————
#10 Garry Foulds162185———————————
#9 Shane Heard116172———————————
#14 Bernie Jones94133—2111———————
#27 Simon Madden96154—128———————
#37 Ian Marsh114157———————————
#43 Paul McDonald7—73—2—————————
#8 Jack Mihocek144185—12————————
#42 Russell Muir4151———————————
#34 Merv Neagle2241———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer115163—11————————
#24 Stephen Robins212236———————————
#36 Denis Scanlon162187———————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar141158—61————————
#32 Tim Watson168244———————————