1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Essendon 76 – 60 Geelong

← · 1978 · Round 8 · 20/05/1978 2:10 · Windy Hill · Crowd 21307 · →

Essendon 3.0.187.2.449.4.5811.10.76
Geelong 3.5.234.10.346.17.537.18.60
Qrt margin GE by 5ES by 10ES by 5ES by 16
Qrt scores GE 23-18ES 26-11GE 19-14ES 18-7
Field umpires John Morgan (26), Tony Bryant (32)

Essendon Match Statistics (76) — 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 12 5 4 16 3 2
38 Peter Bennett 13 6 6 19 1 1
30 Neil Besanko 10 1 2 12 2 1
7 Geoff Burdett 13 4 4 17 1 2 4 4
31 Max Crow 4 3 2 6 1
5 Terry Daniher 14 5 10 24 1 1 1 5 7
29 Allan Davis 14 3 1 15 1 4 5
21 Ken Fletcher 29 7 6 35 2 4
10 Garry Foulds 25 5 2 27 5 3
9 Shane Heard 14 3 5 19 2 4
14 Bernie Jones 12 2 4 16 3 11 5 2
27 Simon Madden 5 3 5 1 1 11 2
13 Ken Mansfield 1 3 4 1
37 Ian Marsh 16 9 5 21 1 2
8 Jack Mihocek 10 3 1 11 1 1 3
42 Russell Muir 10 3 3 13 2
15 Wayne Primmer 9 5 2 11 1 1 1 2
24 Stephen Robins 8 3 8 2 2
18 Paul Vander Haar 8 3 5 13 3 1 1 4 1
32 Tim Watson 9 3 2 11 2
Totals 2367667303118244745
Opposition 2206775295716254548

Geelong Match Statistics (60) — Coach: Rod Olsson

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 Terry Bright 1 1 1 2
12 Mark Browne 14 3 1 15 1 3 1
19 Neville Bruns 17 2 1 18 2 2 1
15 Jeff Cassidy 16 5 4 20 1 5 3
14 David Clarke 15 2 2 17 1 5 3
24 Bryan Cousins 16 2 4 20 2 2 1
23 Larry Donohue 10 6 1 11 5 2 1 2
25 Jeff Fehring 3 3 3 2
26 Jack Hawkins 6 5 8 14 4 2
39 Kevin Higgins 13 4 4 17 1 3
2 Graeme Landy 7 1 1 8 1 3 1
5 Gary Malarkey 9 5 9 18 3 3
6 David Manson 6 6 10 16 1 20 3 2
33 Bruce Nankervis 24 10 5 29 1 3 3
40 Ian Nankervis 22 5 7 29 1 4 2
35 Robert Neal 18 3 8 26 2 4 3
3 Ken Newland 2 1 1 3 1 3
28 Andy Preston 10 5 3 13 1 1 4
18 Murray Witcombe 3 1 4 7 5
11 Alan Woodman 8 2 10 1 5
Totals 2206775295716254548
Opposition 2367667303118244745

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 23y 7d 81 (38-1-42 47.53%) 12 (0.15) ← ←
38 Peter Bennett 21y 193d 16 (9-0-7 56.25%) 6 (0.38) 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 1 (0.33)
30 Neil Besanko 27y 22d 150 (79-2-69 53.33%) 4 (0.03) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%)
7 Geoff Burdett 21y 320d 18 (10-0-8 55.56%) 14 (0.78) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 133d 54 (20-0-34 37.04%) 67 (1.24) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 20y 278d 26 (15-1-10 59.62%) 37 (1.42) 7 (5-0-2 71.43%) 15 (2.14)
29 Allan Davis 29y 233d 222 (120-1-101 54.28%) 348 (1.57) 8 (5-0-3 62.50%) 4 (0.50)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 119d 221 (101-5-115 46.83%) 52 (0.24) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 22y 7d 62 (25-1-36 41.13%) 40 (0.65) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 19y 296d 17 (6-1-10 38.24%) 4 (0.24) ← ←
14 Bernie Jones 25y 17d 73 (50-0-23 68.49%) 39 (0.53) 8 (5-0-3 62.50%) 8 (1.00)
27 Simon Madden 20y 141d 73 (32-1-40 44.52%) 133 (1.82) ← ←
13 Ken Mansfield 19y 255d 15 (7-0-8 46.67%) 9 (0.60) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 209d 17 (6-0-11 35.29%) 2 (0.12) ← ←
8 Jack Mihocek 20y 272d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) 8 (1.00) ← ←
42 Russell Muir 23y 312d 61 (29-2-30 49.18%) 6 (0.10) 21 (9-1-11 45.24%)
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 131d 18 (8-1-9 47.22%) 37 (2.06) ← ←
24 Stephen Robins 21y 84d 39 (17-1-21 44.87%) 21 (0.54) ← ←
18 Paul Vander Haar 20y 74d 21 (7-1-13 35.71%) 31 (1.48) ← ←
32 Tim Watson 16y 311d 24 (10-1-13 43.75%) 18 (0.75) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 153d 1216 (592-19-605 49.47%) 888 (0.73)
C Barry Davis 34y 247d 8 (5-0-3 62.50%) ←

Geelong Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Geelong Games (W-D-L W%) Geelong Goals (Ave.)
4 Terry Bright 20y 97d 45 (21-0-24 46.67%) 63 (1.40) ← ←
12 Mark Browne 23y 182d 78 (32-0-46 41.03%) 51 (0.65) ← ←
19 Neville Bruns 19y 229d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ←
15 Jeff Cassidy 21y 235d 25 (12-0-13 48.00%) 13 (0.52) ← ←
14 David Clarke 25y 140d 128 (49-0-79 38.28%) 176 (1.38) ← ←
24 Bryan Cousins 24y 142d 40 (14-0-26 35.00%) 26 (0.65) ← ←
23 Larry Donohue 23y 28d 75 (31-0-44 41.33%) 243 (3.24) ← ←
25 Jeff Fehring 22y 29d 9 (0-0-9 0.00%) ← ←
26 Jack Hawkins 23y 364d 110 (42-0-68 38.18%) 18 (0.16) ← ←
39 Kevin Higgins 27y 89d 119 (49-0-70 41.18%) 31 (0.26) ← ←
2 Graeme Landy 23y 354d 37 (17-0-20 45.95%) 29 (0.78) ← ←
5 Gary Malarkey 24y 362d 28 (11-0-17 39.29%) ← ←
6 David Manson 27y 98d 26 (14-0-12 53.85%) 6 (0.23) ← ←
33 Bruce Nankervis 27y 279d 126 (51-0-75 40.48%) 30 (0.24) ← ←
40 Ian Nankervis 30y 137d 212 (96-1-115 45.52%) 197 (0.93) ← ←
35 Robert Neal 21y 155d 77 (34-0-43 44.16%) 11 (0.14) ← ←
3 Ken Newland 29y 16d 213 (109-2-102 51.64%) 248 (1.16) 195 (100-1-94 51.54%) 236 (1.21)
28 Andy Preston 20y 277d 9 (2-0-7 22.22%) 2 (0.22) ← ←
18 Murray Witcombe 21y 200d 26 (12-0-14 46.15%) 21 (0.81) ← ←
11 Alan Woodman 22y 347d 40 (13-0-27 32.50%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 24d 1425 (609-3-813 42.84%) 1166 (0.82)
C Rod Olsson 36y 27d 54 (24-0-30 44.44%) ←

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.