1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Essendon 105 – 101 Fitzroy

← · 1978 · Round 3 · 15/04/1978 2:10 · Windy Hill · Crowd 16549 · →

Essendon 6.5.418.7.5510.11.7115.15.105
Fitzroy 3.4.227.10.5210.13.7314.17.101
Qrt margin ES by 19ES by 3FI by 2ES by 4
Qrt scores ES 41-22FI 30-14FI 21-16ES 34-28
Field umpires Geoff Polites (24), Graeme Fellows (31)

Essendon Match Statistics (105) — Coach: Barry Davis

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 15 5 4 19 3 4
17 Colin Boyd 15 3 5 20 3 2
20 Terry Cahill 14 4 4 18 2 1 3 3
19 Robin Close 3 3 1 1 1
31 Max Crow 11 6 2 13 2
5 Terry Daniher 15 10 2 17 3 2 1 5
29 Allan Davis 11 2 2 13 3 1
21 Ken Fletcher 21 1 5 26 6 2
10 Garry Foulds 10 1 11 4 3
9 Shane Heard 13 3 4 17 1 3 3
14 Bernie Jones 4 2 3 7 1 9 1
27 Simon Madden 8 8 2 10 3 3 10 2
37 Ian Marsh 18 4 8 26 4 6
42 Russell Muir 9 3 2 11 3 2
34 Merv Neagle 18 5 2 20 4 3
15 Wayne Primmer 10 3 13 2 3 3
24 Stephen Robins 14 6 4 18 2 2 5
12 Michael Sheldon 7 2 1 8 2 2
16 Steven Taubert 5 2 5 1 6 4
32 Tim Watson 6 3 3 9 1
Totals 22769572841511254848
Opposition 19964532521411324848

Fitzroy Match Statistics (101) — Coach: Graham Campbell

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
6 Ron Alexander 12 6 7 19 1 17 2
25 Geoffrey Austen 10 4 10 5 4
24 Bob Beecroft 8 4 1 9 4 3 1 2
2 Brian Brown 15 4 3 18 5 1
18 Peter Brown 15 5 1 16 1 1 1
28 Rod Carter 8 3 1 9 1 3 1
3 John Frazer
26 Tim Godfrey 1 1 1 1
17 Russ Hodges 12 2 2 14 1 4 4
7 Warwick Irwin 13 1 3 16 1 1 1
48 Grant Lawrie 3 1 3 1 1
30 Wayne Linton 14 5 7 21 6 5
20 Neil MacLeod 2 1 1 3 1 2
23 Gerald McCarthy 18 8 4 22 1 2 2 1 5
19 David McMahon 10 1 2 12 3 9 2 6
36 Harvey Merrigan 8 1 1 9 2 4 2
14 Barry Padley 13 4 2 15 1 1 3 1
10 Laurie Serafini 5 3 2 7 1 5
8 Chris Smith 10 5 3 13 1 1 2
29 Garry Wilson 22 6 13 35 1 4 5 5
Totals 19964532521411324848
Opposition 22769572841511254848

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 337d 78 (36-1-41 46.79%) 11 (0.14) ← ←
17 Colin Boyd 23y 262d 32 (10-2-20 34.38%) 22 (8-1-13 38.64%)
20 Terry Cahill 19y 350d 16 (7-0-9 43.75%) 15 (0.94) ← ←
19 Robin Close 28y 163d 146 (77-1-68 53.08%) 233 (1.60) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 98d 49 (17-0-32 34.69%) 67 (1.37) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 20y 243d 21 (12-1-8 59.52%) 28 (1.33) 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) 6 (3.00)
29 Allan Davis 29y 198d 217 (117-1-99 54.15%) 346 (1.59) 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 2 (0.67)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 84d 216 (98-5-113 46.53%) 52 (0.24) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 21y 337d 57 (22-1-34 39.47%) 40 (0.70) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 19y 261d 12 (3-1-8 29.17%) 3 (0.25) ← ←
14 Bernie Jones 24y 347d 68 (47-0-21 69.12%) 33 (0.49) 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 2 (0.67)
27 Simon Madden 20y 106d 68 (29-1-38 43.38%) 124 (1.82) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 174d 12 (3-0-9 25.00%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
42 Russell Muir 23y 277d 56 (26-2-28 48.21%) 6 (0.11) 16 (6-1-9 40.63%)
34 Merv Neagle 20y 39d 9 (4-0-5 44.44%) 2 (0.22) ← ←
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 96d 13 (5-1-7 42.31%) 21 (1.62) ← ←
24 Stephen Robins 21y 49d 35 (14-1-20 41.43%) 21 (0.60) ← ←
12 Michael Sheldon 17y 162d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
16 Steven Taubert 24y 191d 32 (10-1-21 32.81%) 24 (0.75) 17 (4-1-12 26.47%) 10 (0.59)
32 Tim Watson 16y 276d 19 (7-1-11 39.47%) 18 (0.95) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 185d 1158 (545-20-593 47.93%) 1046 (0.90)
C Barry Davis 34y 212d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) ←

Fitzroy Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Fitzroy Games (W-D-L W%) Fitzroy Goals (Ave.)
6 Ron Alexander 27y 126d 45 (12-0-33 26.67%) 9 (0.20) ← ←
25 Geoffrey Austen 24y 184d 77 (19-0-58 24.68%) 33 (0.43) ← ←
24 Bob Beecroft 26y 94d 37 (9-0-28 24.32%) 92 (2.49) ← ←
2 Brian Brown 20y 200d 20 (5-0-15 25.00%) 3 (0.15) ← ←
18 Peter Brown 20y 128d 10 (0-0-10 0.00%) 2 (0.20) ← ←
28 Rod Carter 23y 168d 64 (19-0-45 29.69%) ← ←
3 John Frazer 22y 93d 12 (7-0-5 58.33%) 28 (2.33) 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 1 (0.50)
26 Tim Godfrey 20y 259d 10 (0-0-10 0.00%) ← ←
17 Russ Hodges 24y 270d 51 (17-1-33 34.31%) 11 (0.22) 13 (5-0-8 38.46%) 1 (0.08)
7 Warwick Irwin 25y 316d 141 (54-1-86 38.65%) 146 (1.04) ← ←
48 Grant Lawrie 19y 137d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 3 (1.50) ← ←
30 Wayne Linton 22y 176d 57 (17-0-40 29.82%) 15 (0.26) ← ←
20 Neil MacLeod 18y 90d 8 (2-0-6 25.00%) 6 (0.75) ← ←
23 Gerald McCarthy 26y 164d 78 (49-0-29 62.82%) 19 (0.24) 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 1 (0.33)
19 David McMahon 26y 178d 94 (27-0-67 28.72%) 56 (0.60) ← ←
36 Harvey Merrigan 28y 132d 157 (56-1-100 35.99%) 6 (0.04) ← ←
14 Barry Padley 28y 175d 147 (51-1-95 35.03%) 81 (0.55) ← ←
10 Laurie Serafini 19y 165d 9 (2-0-7 22.22%) 8 (0.89) ← ←
8 Chris Smith 22y 198d 77 (26-1-50 34.42%) 53 (0.69) ← ←
29 Garry Wilson 24y 272d 124 (43-1-80 35.08%) 213 (1.72) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 231d 1220 (415-6-799 34.26%) 784 (0.64)
C Graham Campbell 41y 267d 7 (0-0-7 0.00%) ←

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.