Match Recap
Semi Final·Sat, 16-Sep-1978 2:30 PM·Waverley Park·48,716 att.
North Melbourne
10.13 (73)
vs
Hawthorn
12.15 (87)
Hawthorn won by 14

Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne 87–73, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Hawthorn outscored North Melbourne 25–3; North Melbourne won the disposals count 302–272.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne0.3 (3)4.4 (28)7.11 (53)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Hawthorn3.7 (25)7.11 (53)10.13 (73)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Stan Alves20727101
#29 Phil Baker41531
#15 Malcolm Blight1511632
#44 Maurice Boyse81911
#6 Arnold Briedis14620933
#11 John Burns1251711
#21 John Byrne1562122
#3 John Cassin1321531
#13 Gary Cowton136192
#8 Brent Crosswell31422
#4 Ross Glendinning62821
#27 Keith Greig136193
#36 Steven Icke86143
#47 Alan Jarrott75122
#1 Peter Keenan9211619
#16 Stephen McCann77214
#17 Graeme Melrose1672391
#38 Roy Ramsay126181
#20 Wayne Schimmelbusch1552061
#5 Darryl Sutton125177

Hawthorn — 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
#2 Geoff Ablett131143
#27 Alle De Wolde883
#26 Rodney Eade121231
#25 John Hendrie1051552
#24 Peter Knights1431761
#14 Alan Martello21223523
#3 Leigh Matthews198271213
#20 Michael McCarthy3141
#6 Michael Moncrieff77441
#15 Kelvin Moore121136
#43 Peter Murnane2042462
#32 Shane Murphy
#8 David OHalloran221
#42 Ian Paton8195
#10 David Polkinghorne161173
#4 Peter Russo14216312
#23 Don Scott88161119
#17 Michael Tuck22527822
#16 Terry Wallace841251
#45 Richard Walter549219