Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 8-Apr-1978 2:10 PM·Moorabbin Oval·18,540 att.
St Kilda
20.17 (137)
vs
Footscray
19.16 (130)
St Kilda won by 7

St Kilda defeated Footscray 137–130, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored St Kilda 47–26; Footscray won the disposals count 332–277.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda4.2 (26)11.5 (71)14.13 (97)20.17 (137)20.17 (137)
Footscray7.5 (47)11.10 (76)13.14 (92)19.16 (130)19.16 (130)

St Kilda — 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 Trevor Barker122143——1————————
#34 Graeme Bond137201—23————————
#38 Doug Booth112————————————
#4 Barry Breen93124———————————
#17 Mordecai Bromberg104142———————————
#12 Gary Colling6410————————————
#10 Carl Ditterich46101———6———————
#13 Robert Elliott113143———————————
#24 Graeme Gellie105151———————————
#29 Russell Greene17—175—21————————
#5 Rex Hunt2052516—73————————
#39 Bill Mildenhall336——1—————————
#32 Robert Muir136194——2————————
#14 Jim ODea10—102———————————
#15 Maurice OKeefe141153——1————————
#9 Val Perovic161174———————————
#31 Jeff Sarau102125—1—————————
#2 Garry Sidebottom116173——111———————
#23 Russell Tweeddale151165—12————————
#27 George Young102126—62————————

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 Abbey173206——1————————
#16 Dennis Blair172196——1————————
#24 Gary Dempsey16102614———26———————
#32 Ian Dunstan145195———————————
#20 Jim Edmond173204——2————————
#42 Wayne Foreman155208——2————————
#27 Jeff Gieschen7182——1————————
#7 Doug Hawkins74114—11————————
#25 Geoff Jennings125174—11————————
#44 Graeme Linke92114——1————————
#8 Ian Morrison135184—411———————
#10 Peter Munro3143—1—————————
#26 Richard Murrie145195———————————
#5 Bruce Reid144185———1———————
#33 John Reid134176———————————
#50 Glenn Scanlon132157—11————————
#17 Alby Smedts124164———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton1221410—82————————
#35 Terry Wheeler135186———————————
#22 Ted Whitten193226—31————————