Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 13-May-1978 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·13,072 att.
Geelong
18.18 (126)
vs
Melbourne
21.13 (139)
Melbourne won by 13

Melbourne defeated Geelong 139–126, by 13 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 55–20.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong3.2 (20)6.8 (44)9.13 (67)18.18 (126)18.18 (126)
Melbourne8.7 (55)13.9 (87)17.12 (114)21.13 (139)21.13 (139)

Geelong — 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
#16 Rod Blake5161———6———————
#4 Terry Bright124162—2—————————
#19 Neville Bruns16—164——3————————
#20 Ray Card611174———————————
#15 Jeff Cassidy156216—41————————
#14 David Clarke241254—31————————
#24 Bryan Cousins181193—1—————————
#23 Larry Donohue7184—331———————
#25 Jeff Fehring4—42———7———————
#26 Jack Hawkins55104———————————
#39 Kevin Higgins137205———————————
#5 Gary Malarkey5271———————————
#6 David Manson6284—1—4———————
#33 Bruce Nankervis161172—11————————
#40 Ian Nankervis1111224———————————
#35 Robert Neal10212———2————————
#3 Ken Newland114155—245———————
#9 Michael Turner5271——2————————
#18 Murray Witcombe187252—11————————
#11 Alan Woodman336————————————

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 Baker911010—1—7———————
#6 Ross Brewer142166—2—————————
#44 David Code191203—11————————
#13 Henry Coles174217—6—————————
#7 Barry Denny92112———————————
#28 Anthony Dullard8—82———————————
#23 Shane Fitzsimmons15—155———————————
#2 Robert Flower192214—11————————
#9 Laurie Fowler174218———————————
#17 Shane Grambeau9—9————————————
#5 Graham Hunnibell7—74—1—7———————
#43 Greg Hutchison65113———————————
#8 Peter Johnston92116—211———————
#29 Andrew Moir9—95———————————
#12 Barry Norsworthy92117—22————————
#15 Phil Seaton104145——1————————
#35 Steven Smith7—71———9———————
#40 Peter Thorne8191—1—————————
#16 Robert Walters9—97—33————————
#11 Greg Wells22103214—122———————