Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 19-Aug-1978 2:10 PM·Lake Oval·15,259 att.
South Melbourne
24.11 (155)
vs
Geelong
26.11 (167)
Geelong won by 12

Geelong defeated South Melbourne 167–155, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored South Melbourne 54–37; Geelong won the disposals count 330–308.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne8.2 (50)14.3 (87)19.6 (120)24.11 (155)24.11 (155)
Geelong9.3 (57)18.3 (111)21.7 (133)26.11 (167)26.11 (167)

South 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
#7 Gary Brice128202—1—————————
#43 Mark Browning198273———————————
#15 Bernie Evans237308—32————————
#34 Stewart Gull121138—821———————
#26 Steve Hoffman1010201—2—————————
#31 Francis Jackson10313——1—————————
#27 Max James122147—212———————
#29 David McLeish1310231———————————
#35 Peter Morrison76134—1—————————
#21 Tony Morwood5492—22————————
#1 John Murphy185236—33————————
#19 Terry ONeill87154—1—————————
#16 Ricky Quade132151———————————
#5 John Rantall4—42———————————
#8 John Scarlett4374———————————
#28 Michael Smith1—1————————————
#20 Graham Teasdale75127———22———————
#40 Michael Wright116173———————————
#14 David Young137203———————————
#30 Shane Zantuck84123———————————

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
#4 Terry Bright86142—2—————————
#20 Ray Card106164———————————
#14 David Clarke273306—21————————
#24 Bryan Cousins74112——1————————
#23 Larry Donohue1231510—81————————
#36 Peter Doyle144185—1—————————
#25 Jeff Fehring213————11———————
#37 Tommy Floyd7512——21————————
#22 Paul Jeffreys7292———————————
#5 Gary Malarkey93123———————————
#6 David Manson214163———17———————
#7 Kelvin Matthews108187—23————————
#33 Bruce Nankervis266325—11————————
#40 Ian Nankervis108183—1—————————
#35 Robert Neal122144—1—————————
#17 Sam Newman106167———————————
#28 Andy Preston139228—1—————————
#13 Paul Sarah203235—53————————
#9 Michael Turner104142———————————
#11 Alan Woodman107171———1———————