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Essendon defeated by Melbourne
Round 20, Windy Hill, Attendance: 11872
Saturday, 19th August 1978, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6.3 11.10 13.14 19.16 130
Melbourne 7.2 10.3 15.7 21.10 136
Essendon Player Stats ❘ 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
Stephen Robins 24 3 27 4 2 1 0 5 2
Peter Bennett 15 6 21 3 2 1 0 5 4
Brian Walsh 14 6 20 3 1 0 0 4 4
Neil Clarke 10 7 17 0 0 2 0 3 3
Larry Watson 13 4 17 2 0 0 0 4 3
Simon Madden 10 6 16 7 4 1 16 4 2
Paul McDonald 12 4 16 3 0 0 0 6 0
Max Crow 11 4 15 5 0 0 2 1 3
Terry Daniher 12 2 14 6 3 4 0 2 3
Geoff Burdett 11 3 14 2 3 1 0 3 1
Ken Mansfield 8 6 14 1 1 0 0 0 3
Steven Taubert 11 2 13 7 1 2 13 4 4
Neil Besanko 8 5 13 2 0 0 0 1 2
Greg Bell 10 3 13 1 1 0 0 1 2
Robert Amos 11 0 11 1 0 0 0 4 0
Paul Van Der Haar 4 6 10 5 1 1 0 0 1
Garry Foulds 10 0 10 2 0 0 0 3 1
Terry Cahill 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 2 2
Wayne Primmer 5 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0
Jack Mihocek 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Dennis Jones  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Gary Baker 22 3 25 15 0 0 18 5 2
Greg Wells 15 6 21 6 0 1 0 3 2
Henry Coles 16 4 20 5 3 0 0 2 3
Robert Flower 16 2 18 5 4 0 0 3 7
Ken Roberts 14 3 17 4 1 3 0 3 4
Barry Norsworthy 14 3 17 4 1 2 0 0 3
Gary Cooke 14 3 17 4 1 0 0 3 3
Graham Gaunt 13 3 16 2 0 0 0 3 3
Maurice Wingate 13 1 14 5 0 1 0 1 2
Laurie Fowler 12 1 13 3 0 0 0 2 1
Steven Smith 12 0 12 5 0 0 0 0 3
Greg Hutchison 8 4 12 4 1 1 0 2 2
Anthony Dullard 8 4 12 5 2 0 0 1 1
Tony Sullivan 8 4 12 2 0 0 0 3 4
Barry Denny 10 1 11 3 0 0 0 1 1
Tom Flower 10 1 11 1 0 0 0 3 2
Andrew Moir 10 0 10 3 4 0 0 2 4
Ray Biffin 7 3 10 4 1 2 2 2 2
Peter Hamilton 8 1 9 3 0 0 0 2 1
Chris Woodman 6 1 7 4 3 0 2 1 3
Head to Head
Essendon Statistic Melbourne
208 Kicks 236
71 Handballs 48
279 Disposals 284
2.93 Kick to Handball Ratio 4.92
57 Marks 87
31 Hitouts 22
53 Frees For 42
42 Frees Against 53
19 Goals Kicked 21
16 Behinds Kicked 10
0 Rushed Behinds 0
35 Scoring Shots 31
54.3% Conversion 67.7%
14.68 Disposals Per Goal 13.52
7.97 Disps Per Scoring Shot 9.16
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Essendon First Quarter Melbourne
6.3 39 Score 7.2 44
9 Scoring Shots 9
66.7% Conversion 77.8%
Lost quarter by 5 Result Won quarter by 5
Trailing by 5 End of Quarter Leading by 5
Essendon Second Quarter Melbourne
5.7 37 Score 3.1 19
12 Scoring Shots 4
41.7% Conversion 75.0%
Won quarter by 18 Result Lost quarter by 18
Leading by 13 Halftime Trailing by 13
Essendon Third Quarter Melbourne
2.4 16 Score 5.4 34
6 Scoring Shots 9
33.3% Conversion 55.6%
Lost quarter by 18 Result Won quarter by 18
Trailing by 5 End of Quarter Leading by 5
Essendon Final Quarter 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
Lost game by 6 End of Game Won game by 6
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Essendon First Half Melbourne
11.10 76 Score 10.3 63
21 Scoring Shots 13
52.4% Conversion 76.9%
Won half by 13 Result Lost half by 13
Leading by 13 Halftime Trailing by 13
Essendon Second Half Melbourne
8.6 54 Score 11.7 73
14 Scoring Shots 18
57.1% Conversion 61.1%
Lost half by 19 Result Won half by 19
Lost game by 6 End of Game Won game by 6
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