Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 5-Aug-1978 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·18,784 att.
Essendon
11.16 (82)
vs
St Kilda
18.13 (121)
St Kilda won by 39

St Kilda defeated Essendon 121–82, by 39 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when St Kilda outscored Essendon 53–21.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.3 (21)5.8 (38)8.11 (59)11.16 (82)11.16 (82)
St Kilda8.5 (53)12.6 (78)16.8 (104)18.13 (121)18.13 (121)

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
#38 Peter Bennett116174——1————————
#30 Neil Besanko6392———————————
#17 Colin Boyd415————————————
#7 Geoff Burdett7512————————————
#39 Neil Clarke115163——2————————
#31 Max Crow1972617—32————————
#21 Ken Fletcher163193———————————
#10 Garry Foulds182203———————————
#14 Bernie Jones76133—1—15———————
#27 Simon Madden8—86——112———————
#13 Ken Mansfield116174——1————————
#43 Paul McDonald105159———————————
#2 Rob Newton146204———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer133165—51————————
#24 Stephen Robins202223———————————
#36 Denis Scanlon6393———————————
#18 Paul Vander Haar106166—111———————
#1 Brian Walsh6171——1————————
#22 Larry Watson7292——1————————
#32 Tim Watson88162—11————————

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 Barker171184——1————————
#34 Graeme Bond122142—1—————————
#35 Paul Callery143172—11————————
#12 Gary Colling88162———————————
#25 Geoff Cunningham99187——1————————
#10 Carl Ditterich538———110———————
#48 Jeff Dunne125175———————————
#13 Robert Elliott141152——1————————
#24 Graeme Gellie1118294——1————————
#5 Rex Hunt7185—41————————
#16 Gary Lofts83115—1—————————
#14 Jim ODea77142———————————
#15 Maurice OKeefe11112——3—————————
#9 Val Perovic143177———————————
#31 Jeff Sarau102127—43————————
#49 Ian Sartori123———1————————
#2 Garry Sidebottom116175——113———————
#13 Phil Stevens144186———————————
#23 Russell Tweeddale2352—1—————————
#27 George Young106162—3—————————