1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs 110 – 93 Essendon

← · 1978 · Round 5 · 29/04/1978 2:10 · Western Oval · Crowd 20328 · →

Western Bulldogs 1.5.116.8.449.14.6815.20.110
Essendon 5.3.3311.5.7112.13.8513.15.93
Qrt margin ES by 22ES by 27ES by 17WB by 17
Qrt scores ES 33-11ES 38-33WB 24-14WB 42-8
Field umpires Rowan Sawers (12), Jim Chapman (60)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (110) — Coach: Don McKenzie

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
30 Ross Abbey 13 1 3 16 4 4
24 Gary Dempsey 16 5 4 20 2 2 14 4 3
32 Ian Dunstan 15 2 3 18 1 1 2
20 Jim Edmond 9 4 4 13 1 1 3 1
42 Wayne Foreman 22 8 5 27 2 3 3
14 Robert Groenewegen 2 1 3 1 1
1 Ian Hampshire 3 1 3 1 4 1 3
7 Doug Hawkins 11 4 5 16 1 2 2
25 Geoff Jennings 11 3 7 18 1 1 2
11 Mick Kelly 14 3 6 20 3 4
8 Ian Morrison 12 4 1 13 2 2 3 2
23 Lee Perussich 11 1 4 15 2 1 1
33 John Reid 5 1 2 7 1 1
17 Alby Smedts 6 2 2 8 2 2
3 Alan Stoneham 16 2 6 22 1 1 4 4
48 Angelo Tantsis 9 2 4 13 2 1
31 Kelvin Templeton 18 7 1 19 4 5 2 2
35 Terry Wheeler 8 2 7 15 3 2
22 Ted Whitten 15 3 6 21 2 2 3 4
40 Brian Wilson 8 1 8 1 3
Totals 22456712951517204447
Opposition 21669853011314224744

Essendon Match Statistics (93) — 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 9 3 4 13 3
38 Peter Bennett 10 1 4 14 1 2 4
17 Colin Boyd 6 2 4 10 1 1 1
7 Geoff Burdett 8 2 3 11 3 2 2 2
20 Terry Cahill 16 2 5 21 3 2 5 2
31 Max Crow 20 9 3 23 5 2
5 Terry Daniher 8 3 2 10 2 1 5
29 Allan Davis 22 10 7 29 2 6 2
21 Ken Fletcher 14 4 18 3 2
10 Garry Foulds 13 5 3 16 2 2
9 Shane Heard 16 4 6 22 1 4 1
14 Bernie Jones 9 4 5 14 1 14 4 1
27 Simon Madden 9 8 2 11 3 3 7 3
37 Ian Marsh 14 3 8 22 1 3 2
42 Russell Muir 9 2 6 15 3 2
34 Merv Neagle 13 4 4 17 1 2 3
15 Wayne Primmer 8 2 3 11 1 2
12 Michael Sheldon 5 1 2 7 1 1
16 Steven Taubert 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
32 Tim Watson 6 3 9 15 2 3
Totals 21669853011314224744
Opposition 22456712951517204447

Western Bulldogs Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%) Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
30 Ross Abbey 25y 98d 85 (37-3-45 45.29%) 45 (0.53) ← ←
24 Gary Dempsey 29y 158d 195 (87-3-105 45.38%) 95 (0.49) ← ←
32 Ian Dunstan 23y 60d 75 (31-4-40 44.00%) 54 (0.72) ← ←
20 Jim Edmond 19y 238d 19 (10-1-8 55.26%) 16 (0.84) ← ←
42 Wayne Foreman 22y 348d 15 (6-0-9 40.00%) 10 (0.67) ← ←
14 Robert Groenewegen 17y 268d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
1 Ian Hampshire 29y 355d 145 (62-3-80 43.79%) 42 (0.29) 32 (14-2-16 46.88%) 20 (0.63)
7 Doug Hawkins 17y 359d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 3 (0.75) ← ←
25 Geoff Jennings 23y 25d 63 (32-2-29 52.38%) 61 (0.97) ← ←
11 Mick Kelly 25y 164d 21 (7-2-12 38.10%) 3 (0.14) ← ←
8 Ian Morrison 24y 90d 66 (33-3-30 52.27%) 64 (0.97) ← ←
23 Lee Perussich 22y 162d 36 (16-1-19 45.83%) 10 (0.28) ← ←
33 John Reid 25y 63d 21 (9-0-12 42.86%) 1 (0.05) 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 1 (0.06)
17 Alby Smedts 26y 110d 19 (7-0-12 36.84%) ← ←
3 Alan Stoneham 22y 252d 96 (41-4-51 44.79%) 31 (0.32) ← ←
48 Angelo Tantsis 20y 116d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
31 Kelvin Templeton 21y 211d 63 (31-3-29 51.59%) 198 (3.14) ← ←
35 Terry Wheeler 23y 47d 74 (32-3-39 45.27%) 8 (0.11) ← ←
22 Ted Whitten 21y 45d 56 (26-1-29 47.32%) 51 (0.91) ← ←
40 Brian Wilson 16y 211d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 334d 1057 (471-33-553 46.12%) 694 (0.66)
C Don McKenzie 39y 37d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) ←

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 351d 80 (37-1-42 46.88%) 12 (0.15) ← ←
38 Peter Bennett 21y 172d 14 (7-0-7 50.00%) 6 (0.43) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00)
17 Colin Boyd 23y 276d 34 (11-2-21 35.29%) 24 (9-1-14 39.58%)
7 Geoff Burdett 21y 299d 15 (8-0-7 53.33%) 10 (0.67) ← ←
20 Terry Cahill 19y 364d 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 18 (1.00) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 112d 51 (18-0-33 35.29%) 67 (1.31) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 20y 257d 23 (13-1-9 58.70%) 30 (1.30) 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 8 (2.00)
29 Allan Davis 29y 212d 219 (118-1-100 54.11%) 347 (1.58) 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 3 (0.60)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 98d 218 (99-5-114 46.56%) 52 (0.24) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 21y 351d 59 (23-1-35 39.83%) 40 (0.68) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 19y 275d 14 (4-1-9 32.14%) 3 (0.21) ← ←
14 Bernie Jones 24y 361d 70 (48-0-22 68.57%) 34 (0.49) 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 3 (0.60)
27 Simon Madden 20y 120d 70 (30-1-39 43.57%) 130 (1.86) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 188d 14 (4-0-10 28.57%) 1 (0.07) ← ←
42 Russell Muir 23y 291d 58 (27-2-29 48.28%) 6 (0.10) 18 (7-1-10 41.67%)
34 Merv Neagle 20y 53d 11 (5-0-6 45.45%) 3 (0.27) ← ←
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 110d 15 (6-1-8 43.33%) 28 (1.87) ← ←
12 Michael Sheldon 17y 176d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
16 Steven Taubert 24y 205d 34 (11-1-22 33.82%) 25 (0.74) 19 (5-1-13 28.95%) 11 (0.58)
32 Tim Watson 16y 290d 21 (8-1-12 40.48%) 18 (0.86) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 83d 1042 (487-18-537 47.60%) 831 (0.80)
C Barry Davis 34y 226d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) ←

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.