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Essendon defeats Geelong
Round 8, Windy Hill, Attendance: 21307
Saturday, 20th May 1978, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3.0 7.2 9.4 11.10 76
Geelong 3.5 4.10 6.17 7.18 60
Essendon Player Stats ❘ Geelong 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
Ken Fletcher 29 6 35 7 0 0 0 2 4
Garry Foulds 25 2 27 5 0 0 0 5 3
Terry Daniher 14 10 24 5 1 1 1 5 7
Ian Marsh 16 5 21 9 0 0 0 1 2
Shane Heard 14 5 19 3 0 0 0 2 4
Peter Bennett 13 6 19 6 0 0 0 1 1
Geoff Burdett 13 4 17 4 1 2 0 4 4
Ron Andrews 12 4 16 5 0 0 0 3 2
Bernie Jones 12 4 16 2 3 0 11 5 2
Allan Davis 14 1 15 3 0 1 0 4 5
Paul Van Der Haar 8 5 13 3 3 1 1 4 1
Russell Muir 10 3 13 3 0 0 0 2 0
Neil Besanko 10 2 12 1 0 0 0 2 1
Tim Watson 9 2 11 3 0 0 0 0 2
Wayne Primmer 9 2 11 5 1 1 0 1 2
Jack Mihocek 10 1 11 3 1 1 0 3 0
Stephen Robins 8 0 8 3 0 0 0 2 2
Max Crow 4 2 6 3 0 0 0 1 0
Simon Madden 5 0 5 3 1 1 11 0 2
Ken Mansfield 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Geelong Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Rod Olsson  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Bruce Nankervis 24 5 29 10 1 3 0 3 0
Ian Nankervis 22 7 29 5 0 0 1 4 2
Robert Neal 18 8 26 3 0 2 0 4 3
Jeff Cassidy 16 4 20 5 0 1 0 5 3
Bryan Cousins 16 4 20 2 0 2 0 2 1
Neville Bruns 17 1 18 2 0 2 0 2 1
Gary Malarkey 9 9 18 5 0 0 0 3 3
David Clarke 15 2 17 2 0 1 0 5 3
Kevin Higgins 13 4 17 4 0 0 0 1 3
David Manson 6 10 16 6 1 0 20 3 2
Mark Browne 14 1 15 3 0 1 0 3 1
Jack Hawkins 6 8 14 5 0 0 0 4 2
Andy Preston 10 3 13 5 0 1 0 1 4
Larry Donohue 10 1 11 6 5 2 0 1 2
Alan Woodman 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 1 5
Graeme Landy 7 1 8 1 0 1 0 3 1
Murray Witcombe 3 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 5
Jeff Fehring 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2
Ken Newland 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3
Terry Bright 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Head to Head
Essendon Statistic Geelong
236 Kicks 220
67 Handballs 75
303 Disposals 295
3.52 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.93
76 Marks 67
24 Hitouts 25
47 Frees For 45
45 Frees Against 48
11 Goals Kicked 7
8 Behinds Kicked 16
2 Rushed Behinds 2
21 Scoring Shots 25
52.4% Conversion 28.0%
27.55 Disposals Per Goal 42.14
14.43 Disps Per Scoring Shot 11.80
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Essendon First Quarter Geelong
3.0 18 Score 3.5 23
3 Scoring Shots 8
100.0% Conversion 37.5%
Lost quarter by 5 Result Won quarter by 5
Trailing by 5 End of Quarter Leading by 5
Essendon Second Quarter Geelong
4.2 26 Score 1.5 11
6 Scoring Shots 6
66.7% Conversion 16.7%
Won quarter by 15 Result Lost quarter by 15
Leading by 10 Halftime Trailing by 10
Essendon Third Quarter Geelong
2.2 14 Score 2.7 19
4 Scoring Shots 9
50.0% Conversion 22.2%
Lost quarter by 5 Result Won quarter by 5
Leading by 5 End of Quarter Trailing by 5
Essendon Final Quarter Geelong
2.6 18 Score 1.1 7
8 Scoring Shots 2
25.0% Conversion 50.0%
Won quarter by 11 Result Lost quarter by 11
Won game by 16 End of Game Lost game by 16
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Essendon First Half Geelong
7.2 44 Score 4.10 34
9 Scoring Shots 14
77.8% Conversion 28.6%
Won half by 10 Result Lost half by 10
Leading by 10 Halftime Trailing by 10
Essendon Second Half Geelong
4.8 32 Score 3.8 26
12 Scoring Shots 11
33.3% Conversion 27.3%
Won half by 6 Result Lost half by 6
Won game by 16 End of Game Lost game by 16
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