1971 Games · 1971 Player Statistics

Melbourne 78 – 43 Essendon

← · 1971 · Round 4 · 24/04/1971 2:10 · Waverley Park · Crowd 27368 · →

Melbourne 1.6.123.8.266.11.4710.18.78
Essendon 3.3.215.5.356.6.426.7.43
Qrt margin ES by 9ES by 9ME by 5ME by 35
Qrt scores ES 21-12Level 14-14ME 21-7ME 31-1
Field umpires Bill Deller (41)

Melbourne Match Statistics (78) — Coach: Ian Ridley

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
15 Stan Alves 18 11 5 23 1 4 3
19 Ray Biffin 12 6 12
10 Lloyd Burgmann 10 4 4 14 1 2 1 3
35 Paul Callery 21 3 6 27 2 2 1 3
17 Denis Clark 18 5 6 24 1 2 3
39 Russell Colcott 18 9 3 21 2 5 7
6 Frank Davis 23 6 2 25 3 2
5 John Gallus 7 6 7 2 9 1
33 Gary Hardeman 18 2 6 24 1 1
8 Peter Keenan 3 2 1 4 1 11 4
9 George Lakes 6 3 1 7 1 1
2 Robert McKenzie 22 9 4 26 1 3 4
21 Graham Molloy 14 7 7 21 1 1 3 4
26 Greg Parke 13 8 6 19 1 2 2 1
3 Trevor Rollinson 12 4 3 15 1 1 1
23 Peter Sinclair 15 5 4 19 2 2 3
4 Tony Sullivan 14 3 2 16 2
16 John Townsend 17 5 10 27 3 2 3 1
1 Max Walker 1
25 Peter Weekes 3 3 1 4
Totals 264101713351017223442
Opposition 245943828367294234

Essendon Match Statistics (43) — Coach: John Birt

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
11 Geoff Blethyn 27 15 4 31 1 4 4
28 Peter Daniel 2 2 2 1
32 Barry Davis 15 3 4 19 3 1
40 Hugh Delahunty 16 3 2 18 6 5
41 Bruce Dodson 5 1 1 6 1 1
21 Ken Fletcher 25 7 25 6 4
4 Gary Grainger 11 7 4 15 1 5 2 1
2 Bob Greenwood 12 6 1 13 1 3
18 Barry Grinter 2 1 2 4 1 1
15 Don Gross 18 3 4 22 2 1
14 Wayne Headlam 19 13 3 22 1 1 14 3
29 Ken Hogan 4 1 5 1
24 Don McKenzie 6 2 6 8 2 2
10 Alan Noonan 13 8 3 16 1 4 1
7 Charlie Payne 13 6 2 15 2 2
12 Graeme Schultz 6 3 1 7 1 1 1
26 Paul Sproule 13 2 4 17 1 1 5
27 Sandy Talbot 7 7 3 3
43 Robert Thompson 7 2 7 1
22 John Williams 24 10 2 26 3 1
Totals 245943828367294234
Opposition 264101713351017223442

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
15 Stan Alves 24y 337d 110 (36-0-74 32.73%) 52 (0.47) ← ←
19 Ray Biffin 21y 353d 22 (9-0-13 40.91%) 12 (0.55) ← ←
10 Lloyd Burgmann 18y 296d 12 (5-0-7 41.67%) 14 (1.17) ← ←
35 Paul Callery 21y 6d 14 (7-0-7 50.00%) 24 (1.71) ← ←
17 Denis Clark 21y 2d 40 (12-0-28 30.00%) 22 (0.55) ← ←
39 Russell Colcott 21y 226d 13 (3-0-10 23.08%) 13 (1.00) ← ←
6 Frank Davis 26y 242d 112 (45-0-67 40.18%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
5 John Gallus 25y 206d 4 (4-0-0 100.00%) 8 (2.00) ← ←
33 Gary Hardeman 21y 57d 70 (24-0-46 34.29%) 38 (0.54) ← ←
8 Peter Keenan 20y 17d 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 15 (0.83) ← ←
9 George Lakes 21y 244d 38 (11-0-27 28.95%) 19 (0.50) ← ←
2 Robert McKenzie 20y 328d 25 (10-0-15 40.00%) 17 (0.68) ← ←
21 Graham Molloy 23y 302d 19 (7-0-12 36.84%) 15 (0.79) ← ←
26 Greg Parke 23y 6d 61 (20-0-41 32.79%) 71 (1.16) ← ←
3 Trevor Rollinson 23y 281d 34 (10-0-24 29.41%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
23 Peter Sinclair 23y 340d 16 (7-0-9 43.75%) 7 (0.44) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 22y 96d 51 (15-0-36 29.41%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
16 John Townsend 27y 312d 127 (65-0-62 51.18%) 157 (1.24) ← ←
1 Max Walker 22y 224d 62 (18-0-44 29.03%) 19 (0.31) ← ←
25 Peter Weekes 24y 62d 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 9 (0.50) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 307d 866 (324-0-542 37.41%) 515 (0.59)
C Ian Ridley 37y 68d 4 (4-0-0 100.00%) ←

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
11 Geoff Blethyn 20y 178d 36 (12-2-22 36.11%) 53 (1.47) ← ←
28 Peter Daniel 23y 219d 50 (21-2-27 44.00%) 36 (0.72) ← ←
32 Barry Davis 27y 221d 181 (112-6-63 63.54%) 52 (0.29) ← ←
40 Hugh Delahunty 21y 300d 2 (0-1-1 25.00%) ← ←
41 Bruce Dodson 21y 347d 3 (0-1-2 16.67%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
21 Ken Fletcher 23y 93d 71 (33-4-34 49.30%) 5 (0.07) ← ←
4 Gary Grainger 21y 212d 18 (3-1-14 19.44%) 15 (0.83) ← ←
2 Bob Greenwood 24y 31d 57 (29-1-27 51.75%) 64 (1.12) ← ←
18 Barry Grinter 19y 195d 2 (0-1-1 25.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
15 Don Gross 24y 23d 85 (48-3-34 58.24%) 76 (0.89) ← ←
14 Wayne Headlam 22y 123d 26 (8-1-17 32.69%) 12 (0.46) ← ←
29 Ken Hogan 19y 274d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ←
24 Don McKenzie 32y 32d 203 (124-6-73 62.56%) 21 (0.10) ← ←
10 Alan Noonan 23y 193d 71 (42-4-25 61.97%) 158 (2.23) ← ←
7 Charlie Payne 26y 162d 157 (97-5-55 63.38%) 119 (0.76) ← ←
12 Graeme Schultz 17y 342d 4 (0-1-3 12.50%) 7 (1.75) ← ←
26 Paul Sproule 26y 129d 50 (22-2-26 46.00%) 51 (1.02) ← ←
27 Sandy Talbot 21y 268d 9 (1-1-7 16.67%) ← ←
43 Robert Thompson 23y 309d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) ← ← final game
22 John Williams 23y 281d 99 (54-4-41 56.57%) 13 (0.13) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 105d 1134 (609-46-479 55.73%) 684 (0.60)
C John Birt 34y 85d 4 (0-1-3 12.50%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.