1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Essendon 86 – 107 Western Bulldogs

← · 1978 · Round 16 · 22/07/1978 2:10 · Waverley Park · Crowd 30200 · →

Essendon 2.2.145.3.339.5.5913.8.86
Western Bulldogs 3.6.245.12.4210.13.7315.17.107
Qrt margin WB by 10WB by 9WB by 14WB by 21
Qrt scores WB 24-14ES 19-18WB 31-26WB 34-27
Field umpires Neville Nash (73), John Morgan (33)

Essendon Match Statistics (86) — 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
38 Peter Bennett 12 2 7 19 4 3
30 Neil Besanko 8 2 6 14 3 2
7 Geoff Burdett 10 5 4 14 2 2 2 4
20 Terry Cahill 2 2 1
31 Max Crow 14 9 8 22 3
5 Terry Daniher 15 11 3 18 2 1 1 5
29 Allan Davis 10 4 4 14 2 5
21 Ken Fletcher 22 6 5 27 2 2
10 Garry Foulds 21 5 6 27 4 2
33 Glenn Hawker 5 1 4 9 1 1
9 Shane Heard 13 3 4 17 4 2
27 Simon Madden 6 4 4 10 1 19 3 3
37 Ian Marsh 13 5 4 17 2 3
34 Merv Neagle 3 3 6 1 4
15 Wayne Primmer 17 4 3 20 4 2 2 1
3 Michael Redenbach 11 3 2 13 2 2 4
36 Denis Scanlon 9 3 4 13 4 2
16 Steven Taubert 6 3 2 8 3 1 3
18 Paul Vander Haar 11 5 4 15 2 3 2 1
22 Larry Watson 7 2 3 10 1 2 4
Totals 2157780295138254451
Opposition 244581203641515245144

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (107) — 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 17 4 7 24 1 4 2
24 Gary Dempsey 7 3 2 9 2 11 1 2
34 Jack Dinatale 13 5 13 26 1 1 2
32 Ian Dunstan 14 2 5 19 2 3 2 4
42 Wayne Foreman 17 4 10 27 3 1 6 3
14 Robert Groenewegen 11 4 2 13 3 1 1
1 Ian Hampshire 6 5 7 13 11 3 1
7 Doug Hawkins 3 2 4 7 3 2
25 Geoff Jennings 21 6 8 29 3 4
11 Mick Kelly 16 1 1 17 1 4 4
28 Ian Low 11 2 7 18 1 2
8 Ian Morrison 8 2 2 10 2
26 Richard Murrie 9 2 8 17 2 1
21 Stephen Power 20 2 3 23 5 3
33 John Reid 8 3 9 17 1 1 1 3
17 Alby Smedts 8 1 5 13 2 2
3 Alan Stoneham 26 2 9 35 6 2
31 Kelvin Templeton 9 5 4 13 1 4 2 2
35 Terry Wheeler 5 1 8 13 2
22 Ted Whitten 15 2 6 21 2 3 4 3
Totals 244581203641515245144
Opposition 2157780295138254451

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
38 Peter Bennett 21y 256d 23 (11-0-12 47.83%) 6 (0.26) 10 (4-0-6 40.00%) 1 (0.10)
30 Neil Besanko 27y 85d 158 (82-2-74 52.53%) 4 (0.03) 9 (4-0-5 44.44%)
7 Geoff Burdett 22y 18d 26 (13-0-13 50.00%) 35 (1.35) ← ←
20 Terry Cahill 20y 83d 24 (10-0-14 41.67%) 20 (0.83) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 196d 62 (23-0-39 37.10%) 73 (1.18) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 20y 341d 34 (18-1-15 54.41%) 55 (1.62) 15 (8-0-7 53.33%) 33 (2.20)
29 Allan Davis 29y 296d 229 (122-1-106 53.49%) 356 (1.55) 15 (7-0-8 46.67%) 12 (0.80)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 182d 229 (104-5-120 46.51%) 52 (0.23) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 22y 70d 70 (28-1-41 40.71%) 40 (0.57) ← ←
33 Glenn Hawker 17y 127d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
9 Shane Heard 19y 359d 24 (9-1-14 39.58%) 4 (0.17) ← ←
27 Simon Madden 20y 204d 81 (35-1-45 43.83%) 141 (1.74) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 272d 24 (8-0-16 33.33%) 2 (0.08) ← ←
34 Merv Neagle 20y 137d 20 (9-0-11 45.00%) 6 (0.30) ← ←
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 194d 25 (10-1-14 42.00%) 50 (2.00) ← ←
3 Michael Redenbach 19y 49d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
36 Denis Scanlon 24y 108d 38 (13-1-24 35.53%) 5 (0.13) ← ←
16 Steven Taubert 24y 289d 38 (13-1-24 35.53%) 27 (0.71) 23 (7-1-15 32.61%) 13 (0.57)
18 Paul Vander Haar 20y 137d 29 (10-1-18 36.21%) 46 (1.59) ← ←
22 Larry Watson 20y 302d 26 (10-0-16 38.46%) 2 (0.08) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 131d 1163 (529-16-618 46.17%) 924 (0.79)
C Barry Davis 34y 310d 16 (8-0-8 50.00%) ←

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 182d 96 (43-3-50 46.35%) 46 (0.48) ← ←
24 Gary Dempsey 29y 242d 204 (91-3-110 45.34%) 104 (0.51) ← ←
34 Jack Dinatale 19y 222d 5 (4-0-1 80.00%) 3 (0.60) ← ←
32 Ian Dunstan 23y 144d 86 (37-4-45 45.35%) 67 (0.78) ← ←
42 Wayne Foreman 23y 67d 21 (9-0-12 42.86%) 21 (1.00) ← ←
14 Robert Groenewegen 17y 352d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 4 (1.33) ← ←
1 Ian Hampshire 30y 74d 151 (66-3-82 44.70%) 53 (0.35) 38 (18-2-18 50.00%) 31 (0.82)
7 Doug Hawkins 18y 78d 13 (7-0-6 53.85%) 10 (0.77) ← ←
25 Geoff Jennings 23y 109d 74 (38-2-34 52.70%) 69 (0.93) ← ←
11 Mick Kelly 25y 248d 31 (13-2-16 45.16%) 10 (0.32) ← ←
28 Ian Low 24y 127d 53 (27-1-25 51.89%) 51 (0.96) ← ←
8 Ian Morrison 24y 174d 69 (34-3-32 51.45%) 66 (0.96) ← ←
26 Richard Murrie 23y 27d 53 (26-0-27 49.06%) 9 (0.17) ← ←
21 Stephen Power 27y 288d 164 (79-4-81 49.39%) 25 (0.15) ← ←
33 John Reid 25y 147d 32 (15-0-17 46.88%) 2 (0.06) 29 (14-0-15 48.28%) 2 (0.07)
17 Alby Smedts 26y 194d 30 (13-0-17 43.33%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
3 Alan Stoneham 22y 336d 107 (47-4-56 45.79%) 35 (0.33) ← ←
31 Kelvin Templeton 21y 295d 73 (37-3-33 52.74%) 263 (3.60) ← ←
35 Terry Wheeler 23y 131d 85 (38-3-44 46.47%) 8 (0.09) ← ←
22 Ted Whitten 21y 129d 67 (32-1-34 48.51%) 63 (0.94) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 324d 1417 (658-36-723 47.71%) 910 (0.64)
C Don McKenzie 39y 121d 15 (7-0-8 46.67%) ←

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.