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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Gary Brice1231531
#43 Mark Browning164202
#18 Robert Dean10313722
#15 Bernie Evans14620314
#12 Neville Fields55
#26 Steve Hoffman7714411
#31 Francis Jackson76131
#27 Max James7182
#33 Greg Lambert19423811
#29 David McLeish133161
#35 Peter Morrison15823923
#21 Tony Morwood314
#1 John Murphy2052531
#19 Terry ONeill5162
#16 Ricky Quade1462041
#5 John Rantall114157
#25 Barry Round136197218
#8 John Scarlett3251
#20 Graham Teasdale628536
#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 Burdett14620411
#31 Max Crow131147434
#5 Terry Daniher13136221
#29 Allan Davis112132
#21 Ken Fletcher173203
#10 Garry Foulds132153
#9 Shane Heard1231
#27 Simon Madden1031361223
#13 Ken Mansfield71821
#37 Ian Marsh1151651
#42 Russell Muir73101
#34 Merv Neagle95143
#2 Rob Newton5521
#24 Stephen Robins2132451
#16 Steven Taubert13215312
#18 Paul Vander Haar123152243
#1 Brian Walsh331
#32 Tim Watson14418451