Match Recap
Round 12·Sat, 23-Jun-1979 2:10 PM·Western Oval·14,308 att.
Footscray
18.12 (120)
vs
Melbourne
11.15 (81)
Footscray won by 39

Footscray defeated Melbourne 120–81, by 39 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 48–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray7.6 (48)10.7 (67)16.10 (106)18.12 (120)18.12 (120)
Melbourne1.2 (8)6.7 (43)6.12 (48)11.15 (81)11.15 (81)

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
#52 William Berry113144—218———————
#27 Neil Bristow76136———19———————
#29 Neil Cordy2132———————————
#6 Gary Cowton95144———————————
#32 Ian Dunstan2110315—13————————
#10 Mick Egan105153———————————
#42 Wayne Foreman73103——2————————
#7 Doug Hawkins155205—22————————
#16 Steve Hoffman94133—1—————————
#25 Geoff Jennings146203—3—————————
#11 Mick Kelly105153—1—————————
#28 Ian Low133163—1—————————
#24 Robert McGhie64104———1———————
#8 Ian Morrison55101—11————————
#9 John Moylan92113———————————
#26 Richard Murrie82102———————————
#17 Alby Smedts83115———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham144183——1————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton131148—51————————
#22 Ted Whitten103133—11————————

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
#1 Garry Baker105156———16———————
#12 Cameron Clayton106162——1————————
#10 Carl Ditterich111122———8———————
#21 Jim Durnan74111———————————
#2 Robert Flower146206——1————————
#34 Tom Flower85131——3————————
#9 Laurie Fowler173203———————————
#45 Peter Giles133162———————————
#17 Shane Grambeau3—31———————————
#39 Gerard Healy233268——2————————
#43 Greg Hutchison426——1—————————
#24 Tony Martyn7613————————————
#29 Andrew Moir6284—2—————————
#23 Kelly ODonnell7292—32————————
#35 Steven Smith123155—1—————————
#4 Tony Sullivan133162———————————
#11 Greg Wells182205——2————————
#22 Ken Whitfort114151———————————
#18 Maurice Wingate6392—1—————————
#41 Chris Woodman1521712—313———————