1977 Games · 1977 Player Statistics

Melbourne 70 – 59 Essendon

← · 1977 · Round 14 · 02/07/1977 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 21743 · →

Melbourne 4.3.275.8.386.11.479.16.70
Essendon 1.2.86.3.397.6.488.11.59
Qrt margin ME by 19ES by 1ES by 1ME by 11
Qrt scores ME 27-8ES 31-11Level 9-9ME 23-11
Field umpires Graeme Fellows (29), Geoff Polites (15)

Melbourne Match Statistics (70) — Coach: Bob Skilton

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
19 Ray Biffin 9 5 4 13 2 4 1 2
5 Des Campbell 7 1 7 2 3
37 Ted Carroll 17 8 3 20 2 1 4 8
13 Henry Coles 15 5 20 3 4 2
20 Brian Cook
21 Allan Davis 5 1 2 7 5 7
28 Anthony Dullard 7 4 1 8 1 4 2 3
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 16 6 5 21 1 1 3
2 Robert Flower 12 6 4 16 1 6
9 Laurie Fowler 11 3 4 15 3 4
22 Frank Giampaolo 12 2 3 15 1 6 2
27 Colin Graham 4 1 4 8 1 3
17 Shane Grambeau 7 3 7 2 2
30 Peter Hamilton
33 Gary Hardeman 17 5 8 25 1 1 7
12 Barry Norsworthy 17 5 12 29 1 3 4 4
24 Graham Osborne 6 1 2 8 2
35 Steven Smith 19 10 2 21 1 2 13 1 2
4 Tony Sullivan 8 2 2 10 3 2
11 Greg Wells 24 7 1 25 1 1 8
Totals 2137062275916205256
Opposition 2215958279810325649

Essendon Match Statistics (59) — Coach: Bill Stephen

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
4 Ron Andrews 12 3 4 16 4 9
35 William Berry 2 1 6 8 17 1 4
17 Colin Boyd 16 2 1 17 5
39 Neil Clarke 10 1 4 14 1 2
19 Robin Close 17 4 4 21 5 3
31 Max Crow 15 9 1 16 5 2 11 2
25 Phillip Early 4 3 1 5 1
1 Neville Fields 2 1 1 3 1
21 Ken Fletcher 19 2 1 20 1 4 3
38 Garry Foulds 9 9 4 3
13 Ken Mansfield 10 1 7 17 1 5 6
42 Russell Muir 12 1 1 13 4
34 Merv Neagle 12 3 7 19 4 6
6 Ken Roberts 11 4 3 14 1 3 2
24 Stephen Robins 22 5 4 26 2 3
36 Denis Scanlon 8 5 1 9 3 2
18 Paul Vander Haar 15 6 5 20 1 4 4 2
22 Larry Watson 1 1 1
32 Tim Watson 8 3 3 11 1
33 Andrew Wilson 16 5 4 20 1 4 4 3
Totals 2215958279810325649
Opposition 2137062275916205256

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
19 Ray Biffin 28y 57d 148 (56-1-91 38.18%) 89 (0.60) ← ←
5 Des Campbell 26y 164d 47 (20-0-27 42.55%) 10 (0.21) ← ←
37 Ted Carroll 21y 356d 27 (10-0-17 37.04%) 9 (0.33) 26 (10-0-16 38.46%) 9 (0.35)
13 Henry Coles 26y 113d 83 (47-1-35 57.23%) 94 (1.13) 39 (16-0-23 41.03%) 46 (1.18)
20 Brian Cook 21y 230d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) ← ← final game
21 Allan Davis 28y 276d 207 (113-1-93 54.83%) 337 (1.63) 34 (14-0-20 41.18%) 29 (0.85)
28 Anthony Dullard 21y 354d 66 (19-0-47 28.79%) 37 (0.56) ← ←
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 21y 190d 38 (16-0-22 42.11%) 21 (0.55) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 21y 331d 82 (28-0-54 34.15%) 71 (0.87) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 25y 185d 106 (59-0-47 55.66%) 23 (0.22) 57 (23-0-34 40.35%) 16 (0.28)
22 Frank Giampaolo 23y 145d 50 (18-0-32 36.00%) 30 (0.60) ← ←
27 Colin Graham 19y 157d 24 (9-0-15 37.50%) 29 (1.21) ← ←
17 Shane Grambeau 24y 258d 77 (38-0-39 49.35%) 47 (0.61) 26 (10-0-16 38.46%) 8 (0.31)
30 Peter Hamilton 20y 258d 13 (4-0-9 30.77%) ← ←
33 Gary Hardeman 27y 126d 203 (72-1-130 35.71%) 107 (0.53) ← ←
12 Barry Norsworthy 25y 259d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
24 Graham Osborne 30y 2d 142 (47-1-94 33.45%) 55 (0.39) ← ←
35 Steven Smith 21y 41d 64 (25-0-39 39.06%) 73 (1.14) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 28y 165d 165 (56-1-108 34.24%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 27y 26d 162 (57-1-104 35.49%) 194 (1.20) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 222d 1710 (696-7-1007 40.91%) 1228 (0.72)
C Bob Skilton 38y 236d 115 (42-0-73 36.52%) 80 (26-0-54 32.50%)

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
4 Ron Andrews 22y 50d 74 (34-1-39 46.62%) 7 (0.09) ← ←
35 William Berry 20y 5d 14 (5-0-9 35.71%) 4 (0.29) ← ←
17 Colin Boyd 22y 340d 21 (7-2-12 38.10%) 11 (5-1-5 50.00%)
39 Neil Clarke 19y 308d 7 (4-0-3 57.14%) ← ←
19 Robin Close 27y 241d 136 (74-1-61 54.78%) 215 (1.58) ← ←
31 Max Crow 21y 176d 39 (15-0-24 38.46%) 50 (1.28) ← ←
25 Phillip Early 17y 275d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 2 (0.67) ← ←
1 Neville Fields 25y 223d 130 (56-1-73 43.46%) 129 (0.99) ← ←
21 Ken Fletcher 29y 162d 205 (95-5-105 47.56%) 44 (0.21) ← ←
38 Garry Foulds 21y 50d 46 (19-1-26 42.39%) 39 (0.85) ← ←
13 Ken Mansfield 18y 298d 9 (4-0-5 44.44%) 6 (0.67) ← ←
42 Russell Muir 22y 355d 47 (24-2-21 53.19%) 6 (0.13) 7 (4-1-2 64.29%)
34 Merv Neagle 19y 117d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) 2 (0.33) ← ←
6 Ken Roberts 25y 50d 93 (45-1-47 48.92%) 106 (1.14) ← ←
24 Stephen Robins 20y 127d 26 (11-1-14 44.23%) 16 (0.62) ← ←
36 Denis Scanlon 23y 88d 23 (10-1-12 45.65%) 5 (0.22) ← ←
18 Paul Vander Haar 19y 117d 10 (4-1-5 45.00%) 9 (0.90) ← ←
22 Larry Watson 19y 282d 23 (9-0-14 39.13%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
32 Tim Watson 15y 354d 8 (4-1-3 56.25%) 8 (1.00) ← ←
33 Andrew Wilson 25y 280d 108 (49-1-58 45.83%) 126 (1.17) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 21y 342d 1028 (474-19-535 47.03%) 776 (0.75)
C Bill Stephen 49y 92d 204 (63-1-140 31.13%) 36 (15-1-20 43.06%)

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.