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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#1 Trevor Barker1221431
#34 Graeme Bond13720123
#38 Doug Booth112
#4 Barry Breen93124
#17 Mordecai Bromberg104142
#12 Gary Colling6410
#10 Carl Ditterich461016
#13 Robert Elliott113143
#24 Graeme Gellie105151
#29 Russell Greene1717521
#5 Rex Hunt205251673
#39 Bill Mildenhall3361
#32 Robert Muir1361942
#14 Jim ODea10102
#15 Maurice OKeefe1411531
#9 Val Perovic161174
#31 Jeff Sarau1021251
#2 Garry Sidebottom116173111
#23 Russell Tweeddale15116512
#27 George Young10212662

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 Abbey1732061
#16 Dennis Blair1721961
#24 Gary Dempsey1610261426
#32 Ian Dunstan145195
#20 Jim Edmond1732042
#42 Wayne Foreman1552082
#27 Jeff Gieschen71821
#7 Doug Hawkins7411411
#25 Geoff Jennings12517411
#44 Graeme Linke921141
#8 Ian Morrison135184411
#10 Peter Munro31431
#26 Richard Murrie145195
#5 Bruce Reid1441851
#33 John Reid134176
#50 Glenn Scanlon13215711
#17 Alby Smedts124164
#31 Kelvin Templeton122141082
#35 Terry Wheeler135186
#22 Ted Whitten19322631