Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 1-Apr-1978 2:10 PM·Western Oval·20,420 att.
Footscray
11.14 (80)
vs
North Melbourne
23.11 (149)
North Melbourne won by 69

North Melbourne defeated Footscray 149–80, by 69 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Footscray 44–10; North Melbourne won the disposals count 336–295.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.4 (16)9.7 (61)10.11 (71)11.14 (80)11.14 (80)
North Melbourne6.3 (39)11.5 (71)18.7 (115)23.11 (149)23.11 (149)

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
#30 Ross Abbey6172——2————————
#16 Dennis Blair16—163———————————
#12 George Brown5510——1—1———————
#24 Gary Dempsey24143814——128———————
#32 Ian Dunstan181193———————————
#20 Jim Edmond151164—2—————————
#42 Wayne Foreman122143—1—1———————
#7 Doug Hawkins7—7——11————————
#25 Geoff Jennings1310233——1————————
#44 Graeme Linke6282———————————
#28 Ian Low7294———————————
#8 Ian Morrison131146——1————————
#10 Peter Munro7183—2—————————
#26 Richard Murrie6281———————————
#5 Bruce Reid146205——25———————
#17 Alby Smedts95141———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham86141———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton111126—34————————
#35 Terry Wheeler112131———————————
#22 Ted Whitten232253—1—————————

North 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
#2 Stan Alves126187———————————
#15 Malcolm Blight214255—314———————
#6 Arnold Briedis131142—7—————————
#11 John Burns205253—21————————
#21 John Byrne249335—21————————
#3 John Cassin135182—32————————
#13 Gary Cowton76131———1———————
#23 David Dench87151———————————
#4 Ross Glendinning69157—32————————
#27 Keith Greig176233———1———————
#38 Frank Gumbleton87152———————————
#34 Ross Henshaw8192———————————
#36 Steven Icke96153———————————
#1 Peter Keenan3582———12———————
#16 Stephen McCann93124——1————————
#17 Graeme Melrose1411252—22————————
#12 Ken Montgomery74111———————————
#35 Bill Nettlefold64102—11————————
#22 Mick Nolan3—31———8———————
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch245295———————————