Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 12-May-1979 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·16,009 att.
Geelong
9.18 (72)
vs
Footscray
7.5 (47)
Geelong won by 25

Geelong defeated Footscray 72–47, by 25 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Geelong outscored Footscray 36–14; Geelong won the disposals count 345–300.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong1.6 (12)3.8 (26)8.14 (62)9.18 (72)9.18 (72)
Footscray0.2 (2)4.2 (26)6.4 (40)7.5 (47)7.5 (47)

Geelong — 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
#16 Rod Blake103135—1—14———————
#44 Mark Bos133162——1————————
#4 Terry Bright2863418———————————
#19 Neville Bruns3141———————————
#12 John Burns3361———————————
#15 Jeff Cassidy195247—22————————
#14 David Clarke222245—11————————
#24 Bryan Cousins164205——2————————
#26 Jack Hawkins1071711———————————
#3 Peter Johnston1—1————————————
#5 Gary Malarkey1310233———————————
#7 Kelvin Matthews111122—23————————
#10 John Mossop85131——111———————
#33 Bruce Nankervis145191———————————
#40 Ian Nankervis145193———————————
#17 Sam Newman147219—34————————
#1 Malcolm Reed108188——1————————
#9 Michael Turner1952410——1————————
#18 Murray Witcombe1710276——1————————
#11 Alan Woodman64101———————————

Footscray — 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
#27 Neil Bristow2—21———4———————
#6 Gary Cowton116175——1————————
#32 Ian Dunstan224265—1—————————
#10 Mick Egan78151———————————
#42 Wayne Foreman157223———1———————
#1 Ian Hampshire57128———21———————
#7 Doug Hawkins186246———————————
#25 Geoff Jennings247315—2—————————
#28 Ian Low82103———————————
#24 Robert McGhie77144———————————
#8 Ian Morrison1642010———1———————
#9 John Moylan97161———————————
#26 Richard Murrie92114—1—————————
#50 Robbie Peers64101———————————
#33 John Reid154196———————————
#17 Alby Smedts124161———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham96152———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton5163—3—————————
#22 Ted Whitten8192——11———————
#40 Brian Wilson4153———————————