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Collingwood vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 8-Apr-1978
Final Round 2
Collingwood logo
Collingwood Coach: Tom Hafey
155 22.23
88 12.16
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
Essendon logo
Victoria Park Collingwood by 67 COL by 67
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Collingwood

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

16 Alan Atkinson — · Position unavailable 3 Stan Magro — · Position unavailable 9 Craig Stewart — · Position unavailable 36 Rene Kink — · Position unavailable 23 Ray Shaw — · Position unavailable 5 Ronnie Wearmouth — · Position unavailable 2 Phil Carman — · Position unavailable 43 Ricky Barham — · Position unavailable 12 Max Richardson — · Position unavailable 25 Bill Picken — · Position unavailable 18 Wayne Richardson — · Position unavailable 20 Stephen Clifford — · Position unavailable 31 Phil Manassa — · Position unavailable 1 Len Thompson — · Position unavailable 24 Andrew Ireland — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Moore — · Position unavailable 8 Rod Oborne — · Position unavailable 27 Kevin Worthington — · Position unavailable 13 Wayne Gordon — · Position unavailable 4 Murrie Batt — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

24 Stephen Robins — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 29 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 12 Michael Sheldon — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 17 Colin Boyd — · Position unavailable 20 Terry Cahill — · Position unavailable 15 Wayne Primmer — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 14 Bernie Jones — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 16 Steven Taubert — · Position unavailable 7 Geoff Burdett — · Position unavailable 34 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 26 Robert Shaw — · Position unavailable 19 Robin Close — · Position unavailable 36 Denis Scanlon — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
COL6.67.64.35.8155
ESS4.61.26.71.188

Match Leaders

Goals
4
3 tied leaders
Craig StewartCOL
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
Rene KinkCOL
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Tackles
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Team Stats

COLESS

Scoring / Attack

22Goals12
20Behinds15
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

297Disposals307
209Kicks209
88Handballs98

Clearance / Contest

15Hitouts29

Other

70Marks58

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Collingwood beat Essendon by 67 points, 155–88.

Collingwood extended a 36-point three-quarter-time lead with a 38–7 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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