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Essendon defeats South Melbourne
Round 1, Windy Hill, Attendance: 23562
Saturday, 1st April 1978, 2:10 PM AEDT
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5.3 7.5 13.7 19.9 123
South Melbourne 2.5 6.9 8.15 14.18 102
Essendon Player Stats ❘ South Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Barry Davis  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Ian Marsh 21 6 27 4 0 1 0 4 5
Stephen Robins 24 2 26 6 0 2 0 3 1
Garry Foulds 21 4 25 8 0 0 0 1 1
Terry Cahill 19 6 25 5 1 0 0 4 1
Allan Davis 18 6 24 5 2 1 0 4 2
Ken Fletcher 16 6 22 8 0 0 0 2 3
Shane Heard 14 6 20 3 0 0 0 1 2
Ron Andrews 14 6 20 6 0 0 0 2 3
Colin Boyd 13 6 19 4 0 0 0 2 1
Wayne Primmer 14 4 18 2 7 2 0 3 3
Robert Shaw 13 1 14 2 0 0 0 6 1
Brian Walsh 9 3 12 2 0 2 0 1 0
Terry Daniher 7 3 10 6 3 0 0 2 3
Geoff Burdett 5 4 9 2 0 0 0 0 1
Robin Close 7 1 8 4 4 0 0 0 2
Bernie Jones 4 3 7 3 1 0 0 1 2
Simon Madden 4 2 6 2 1 0 0 2 4
Tim Watson 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 2
Denis Scanlon 4 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 1
Roger Merrett 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
  South Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Des Tuddenham  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Barry Round 18 4 22 8 1 3 8 4 3
Ricky Quade 18 4 22 4 0 0 1 2 4
Colin Hounsell 16 5 21 5 3 2 0 4 4
Francis Jackson 16 2 18 6 0 0 0 2 2
Graham Teasdale 16 2 18 6 1 2 10 5 2
Gary Brice 17 1 18 1 1 1 0 2 0
Robert Dean 10 6 16 7 0 0 2 4 2
David Young 9 6 15 1 2 2 0 2 3
John Rantall 12 3 15 4 0 0 0 2 2
Mark Browning 13 1 14 4 2 0 0 1 2
Terry O'Neill 9 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 0
Max James 10 3 13 4 1 2 0 1 2
David McLeish 9 3 12 1 0 1 0 0 2
Graham Dempster 8 2 10 5 3 1 0 1 0
John Scarlett 6 4 10 1 0 0 0 4 0
Bernie Evans 7 2 9 3 0 0 0 0 1
Peter Morrison 6 2 8 2 0 1 0 2 1
Brian Woodman 3 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 2
Neville Fields 4 1 5 0 0 1 0 2 4
Shane Zantuck 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Head to Head
Essendon Statistic South Melbourne
231 Kicks 209
72 Handballs 61
303 Disposals 270
3.21 Kick to Handball Ratio 3.43
77 Marks 64
0 Hitouts 21
39 Frees For 38
38 Frees Against 39
19 Goals Kicked 14
8 Behinds Kicked 16
1 Rushed Behinds 2
28 Scoring Shots 32
67.9% Conversion 43.8%
15.95 Disposals Per Goal 19.29
10.82 Disps Per Scoring Shot 8.44
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Essendon First Quarter South Melbourne
5.3 33 Score 2.5 17
8 Scoring Shots 7
62.5% Conversion 28.6%
Won quarter by 16 Result Lost quarter by 16
Leading by 16 End of Quarter Trailing by 16
Essendon Second Quarter South Melbourne
2.2 14 Score 4.4 28
4 Scoring Shots 8
50.0% Conversion 50.0%
Lost quarter by 14 Result Won quarter by 14
Leading by 2 Halftime Trailing by 2
Essendon Third Quarter South Melbourne
6.2 38 Score 2.6 18
8 Scoring Shots 8
75.0% Conversion 25.0%
Won quarter by 20 Result Lost quarter by 20
Leading by 22 End of Quarter Trailing by 22
Essendon Final Quarter South Melbourne
6.2 38 Score 6.3 39
8 Scoring Shots 9
75.0% Conversion 66.7%
Lost quarter by 1 Result Won quarter by 1
Won game by 21 End of Game Lost game by 21
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Essendon First Half South Melbourne
7.5 47 Score 6.9 45
12 Scoring Shots 15
58.3% Conversion 40.0%
Won half by 2 Result Lost half by 2
Leading by 2 Halftime Trailing by 2
Essendon Second Half South Melbourne
12.4 76 Score 8.9 57
16 Scoring Shots 17
75.0% Conversion 47.1%
Won half by 19 Result Lost half by 19
Won game by 21 End of Game Lost game by 21
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