Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 24-Jun-1978 2:10 PM·Lake Oval·19,814 att.
South Melbourne
13.19 (97)
vs
Essendon
17.18 (120)
Essendon won by 23

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 120–97, by 23 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored South Melbourne 60–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne1.7 (13)2.9 (21)10.15 (75)13.19 (97)13.19 (97)
Essendon1.3 (9)10.9 (69)11.12 (78)17.18 (120)17.18 (120)

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 Brice123153——1————————
#43 Mark Browning16420———2————————
#18 Robert Dean103137—22————————
#15 Bernie Evans146203—14————————
#12 Neville Fields5—5————————————
#26 Steve Hoffman77144—11————————
#31 Francis Jackson76131———————————
#27 Max James7182———————————
#33 Greg Lambert194238—11————————
#29 David McLeish133161———————————
#35 Peter Morrison158239—23————————
#21 Tony Morwood314————————————
#1 John Murphy205253—1—————————
#19 Terry ONeill5162———————————
#16 Ricky Quade146204——1————————
#5 John Rantall114157———————————
#25 Barry Round136197—218———————
#8 John Scarlett3251———————————
#20 Graham Teasdale6285—3—6———————
#14 David Young5271———————————

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
#30 Neil Besanko114156———————————
#17 Colin Boyd117184———————————
#7 Geoff Burdett146204—11————————
#31 Max Crow131147—434———————
#5 Terry Daniher13—136—221———————
#29 Allan Davis112132———————————
#21 Ken Fletcher173203———————————
#10 Garry Foulds132153———————————
#9 Shane Heard1231———————————
#27 Simon Madden103136—1223———————
#13 Ken Mansfield7182—1—————————
#37 Ian Marsh115165——1————————
#42 Russell Muir73101———————————
#34 Merv Neagle95143———————————
#2 Rob Newton5—52——1————————
#24 Stephen Robins213245——1————————
#16 Steven Taubert132153—1—2———————
#18 Paul Vander Haar123152—243———————
#1 Brian Walsh3—31———————————
#32 Tim Watson144184—51————————