Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 1-Apr-1978 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·23,562 att.
Essendon
19.9 (123)
vs
South Melbourne
14.18 (102)
Essendon won by 21

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 123–102, by 21 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 38–18; Essendon won the disposals count 303–270.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon5.3 (33)7.5 (47)13.7 (85)19.9 (123)19.9 (123)
South Melbourne2.5 (17)6.9 (45)8.15 (63)14.18 (102)14.18 (102)

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 Andrews146206———————————
#17 Colin Boyd136194———————————
#7 Geoff Burdett5492———————————
#20 Terry Cahill196255—1—————————
#19 Robin Close7184—4—————————
#5 Terry Daniher73106—3—————————
#29 Allan Davis186245—21————————
#21 Ken Fletcher166228———————————
#10 Garry Foulds214258———————————
#9 Shane Heard146203———————————
#14 Bernie Jones4373—1—————————
#27 Simon Madden4262—1—————————
#37 Ian Marsh216274——1————————
#25 Roger Merrett—111———————————
#15 Wayne Primmer144182—72————————
#24 Stephen Robins242266——2————————
#36 Denis Scanlon4153———————————
#26 Robert Shaw131142———————————
#1 Brian Walsh93122——2————————
#32 Tim Watson4151———————————

South Melbourne — 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 Gary Brice171181—11————————
#43 Mark Browning131144—2—————————
#18 Robert Dean106167———2———————
#13 Graham Dempster82105—31————————
#15 Bernie Evans7293———————————
#12 Neville Fields415———1————————
#6 Colin Hounsell165215—32————————
#31 Francis Jackson162186———————————
#27 Max James103134—12————————
#29 David McLeish93121——1————————
#35 Peter Morrison6282——1————————
#19 Terry ONeill94131———————————
#16 Ricky Quade184224———1———————
#5 John Rantall123154———————————
#25 Barry Round184228—138———————
#8 John Scarlett64101———————————
#20 Graham Teasdale162186—1210———————
#10 Brian Woodman3581———————————
#14 David Young96151—22————————
#30 Shane Zantuck213————————————