Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 28-Apr-1979 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·21,353 att.
Geelong
10.13 (73)
vs
North Melbourne
19.9 (123)
North Melbourne won by 50

North Melbourne defeated Geelong 123–73, by 50 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Geelong 44–9; North Melbourne won the disposals count 365–323.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong2.4 (16)6.6 (42)7.9 (51)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
North Melbourne6.1 (37)10.2 (62)17.4 (106)19.9 (123)19.9 (123)

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 Blake117189———10———————
#4 Terry Bright169256———————————
#19 Neville Bruns103133—11————————
#12 John Burns6173—12————————
#20 Ray Card1—1————————————
#15 Jeff Cassidy105154———————————
#14 David Clarke197264——1————————
#24 Bryan Cousins171184—23————————
#23 Larry Donohue5273—111———————
#26 Jack Hawkins1212245———1———————
#3 Peter Johnston3141——1————————
#5 Gary Malarkey69157———————————
#10 John Mossop147216———3———————
#33 Bruce Nankervis164203———————————
#40 Ian Nankervis139222———————————
#17 Sam Newman1181912—121———————
#28 Andy Preston85134—1—————————
#1 Malcolm Reed411152———————————
#9 Michael Turner204242—2—————————
#18 Murray Witcombe115161—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 Alves163195—1—————————
#29 Phil Baker115163———1———————
#15 Malcolm Blight113147—51————————
#14 Shane Bond7293———————————
#44 Maurice Boyse12820——11————————
#9 Kevin Bryant1—1————————————
#21 John Byrne2415396—2—————————
#3 John Cassin74112—11————————
#24 Gary Dempsey118198———20———————
#23 David Dench123154———————————
#1 Stephen Easton84125———————————
#7 Russell Ebert1210226——11———————
#27 Keith Greig1410242———————————
#36 Steven Icke1414286—2—————————
#13 John Law93123———————————
#16 Stephen McCann165213——110———————
#17 Graeme Melrose1512274—11————————
#38 Roy Ramsay1010207———————————
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch1742111—31————————
#5 Darryl Sutton123154—32————————