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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Ross Abbey61722
#16 Dennis Blair16163
#12 George Brown551011
#24 Gary Dempsey24143814128
#32 Ian Dunstan181193
#20 Jim Edmond1511642
#42 Wayne Foreman12214311
#7 Doug Hawkins7711
#25 Geoff Jennings13102331
#44 Graeme Linke6282
#28 Ian Low7294
#8 Ian Morrison1311461
#10 Peter Munro71832
#26 Richard Murrie6281
#5 Bruce Reid14620525
#17 Alby Smedts95141
#3 Alan Stoneham86141
#31 Kelvin Templeton11112634
#35 Terry Wheeler112131
#22 Ted Whitten2322531

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 Blight214255314
#6 Arnold Briedis1311427
#11 John Burns20525321
#21 John Byrne24933521
#3 John Cassin13518232
#13 Gary Cowton761311
#23 David Dench87151
#4 Ross Glendinning6915732
#27 Keith Greig1762331
#38 Frank Gumbleton87152
#34 Ross Henshaw8192
#36 Steven Icke96153
#1 Peter Keenan358212
#16 Stephen McCann931241
#17 Graeme Melrose141125222
#12 Ken Montgomery74111
#35 Bill Nettlefold6410211
#22 Mick Nolan3318
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch245295