1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Melbourne 60 – 102 Essendon

← · 1978 · Round 9 · 27/05/1978 2:10 · Waverley Park · Crowd 28231 · →

Melbourne 3.3.214.5.295.5.358.12.60
Essendon 3.0.187.3.4511.9.7515.12.102
Qrt margin ME by 3ES by 16ES by 40ES by 42
Qrt scores ME 21-18ES 27-8ES 30-6ES 27-25
Field umpires Geoff Polites (29), Rowan Sawers (15)

Melbourne Match Statistics (60) — Coach: Dennis Jones

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
1 Garry Baker 10 8 8 18 10 5
19 Ray Biffin 7 3 5 12 2 2 1
6 Ross Brewer 15 5 9 24 1 2 1
44 David Code 4 1 5 9 2
13 Henry Coles 16 3 7 23 3 2 4
28 Anthony Dullard 5 3 3 8 1
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 12 1 14 26 6 4
2 Robert Flower 18 4 5 23 1 1 2 1
9 Laurie Fowler 23 4 4 27 9 1
20 Graham Gaunt 13 3 5 18 2 4
17 Shane Grambeau 11 3 2 13 3 3
5 Graham Hunnibell 4 2 10 14 9 2 3
43 Greg Hutchison 14 1 4 18 4 1
8 Peter Johnston 10 2 3 13 4 1 3
12 Barry Norsworthy 10 6 16 2 2
35 Steven Smith 13 7 1 14 1 1 1 3 1
4 Tony Sullivan 8 2 8 16 1 1
40 Peter Thorne 6 2 8 2 1
3 Barry Tippett 17 5 8 25 4 1
11 Greg Wells 12 8 4 16 1 2
Totals 22865113341812204341
Opposition 26491100364159264143

Essendon Match Statistics (102) — 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 4 15 27 2 1
38 Peter Bennett 20 8 6 26 1 5
30 Neil Besanko 8 7 13 21 2 3
7 Geoff Burdett 17 8 17 4 2 7
20 Terry Cahill 20 5 10 30 1 6
31 Max Crow 9 4 1 10 6 2 1
5 Terry Daniher 9 5 6 15 2 2 1 3 1
29 Allan Davis 18 4 5 23 3 2 3
21 Ken Fletcher 21 6 7 28 3
10 Garry Foulds 15 5 1 16 1
9 Shane Heard 12 5 6 18 4 3
14 Bernie Jones 7 4 2 9 1 6 2 1
27 Simon Madden 11 4 1 12 2 9 2 2
37 Ian Marsh 20 2 4 24 2 2
8 Jack Mihocek 7 2 2 9 1 3
42 Russell Muir 13 2 3 16 1 1
34 Merv Neagle 7 2 4 11 1 2 1 2
15 Wayne Primmer 8 2 2 10 1 2 2
18 Paul Vander Haar 16 10 4 20 1 1 4 4 5
32 Tim Watson 14 2 8 22 1 1
Totals 26491100364159264143
Opposition 22865113341812204341

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
1 Garry Baker 25y 64d 84 (25-1-58 30.36%) 82 (0.98) 70 (20-0-50 28.57%) 73 (1.04)
19 Ray Biffin 29y 21d 156 (58-1-97 37.50%) 101 (0.65) ← ←
6 Ross Brewer 24y 286d 115 (39-0-76 33.91%) 191 (1.66) ← ←
44 David Code 21y 51d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 77d 98 (51-1-46 52.55%) 123 (1.26) 54 (20-0-34 37.04%) 75 (1.39)
28 Anthony Dullard 22y 318d 80 (24-0-56 30.00%) 40 (0.50) ← ←
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 22y 154d 52 (21-0-31 40.38%) 27 (0.52) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 22y 295d 99 (33-0-66 33.33%) 87 (0.88) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 26y 149d 119 (63-0-56 52.94%) 24 (0.20) 70 (27-0-43 38.57%) 17 (0.24)
20 Graham Gaunt 24y 298d 22 (14-1-7 65.91%) 8 (0.36) 3 (1-0-2 33.33%)
17 Shane Grambeau 25y 222d 91 (41-0-50 45.05%) 47 (0.52) 40 (13-0-27 32.50%) 8 (0.20)
5 Graham Hunnibell 23y 145d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
43 Greg Hutchison 20y 348d 28 (8-0-20 28.57%) 2 (0.07) ← ←
8 Peter Johnston 20y 195d 20 (6-0-14 30.00%) 26 (1.30) ← ←
12 Barry Norsworthy 26y 223d 10 (3-0-7 30.00%) 7 (0.70) ← ←
35 Steven Smith 22y 5d 78 (28-0-50 35.90%) 90 (1.15) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 29y 129d 178 (59-1-118 33.43%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
40 Peter Thorne 18y 123d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) 6 (1.00) ← ←
3 Barry Tippett 21y 72d 14 (4-0-10 28.57%) 8 (0.57) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 27y 355d 179 (62-1-116 34.92%) 216 (1.21) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 49d 1436 (544-6-886 38.09%) 1088 (0.76)
C Dennis Jones 41y 195d 9 (3-0-6 33.33%) ←

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 14d 82 (39-1-42 48.17%) 12 (0.15) ← ←
38 Peter Bennett 21y 200d 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) 6 (0.35) 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 1 (0.25)
30 Neil Besanko 27y 29d 151 (80-2-69 53.64%) 4 (0.03) 2 (2-0-0 100.00%)
7 Geoff Burdett 21y 327d 19 (11-0-8 57.89%) 18 (0.95) ← ←
20 Terry Cahill 20y 27d 20 (9-0-11 45.00%) 18 (0.90) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 140d 55 (21-0-34 38.18%) 67 (1.22) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 20y 285d 27 (16-1-10 61.11%) 39 (1.44) 8 (6-0-2 75.00%) 17 (2.13)
29 Allan Davis 29y 240d 223 (121-1-101 54.48%) 351 (1.57) 9 (6-0-3 66.67%) 7 (0.78)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 126d 222 (102-5-115 47.07%) 52 (0.23) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 22y 14d 63 (26-1-36 42.06%) 40 (0.63) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 19y 303d 18 (7-1-10 41.67%) 4 (0.22) ← ←
14 Bernie Jones 25y 24d 74 (51-0-23 68.92%) 40 (0.54) 9 (6-0-3 66.67%) 9 (1.00)
27 Simon Madden 20y 148d 74 (33-1-40 45.27%) 135 (1.82) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 216d 18 (7-0-11 38.89%) 2 (0.11) ← ←
8 Jack Mihocek 20y 279d 9 (4-0-5 44.44%) 8 (0.89) ← ←
42 Russell Muir 23y 319d 62 (30-2-30 50.00%) 6 (0.10) 22 (10-1-11 47.73%)
34 Merv Neagle 20y 81d 14 (7-0-7 50.00%) 4 (0.29) ← ←
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 138d 19 (9-1-9 50.00%) 38 (2.00) ← ←
18 Paul Vander Haar 20y 81d 22 (8-1-13 38.64%) 32 (1.45) ← ←
32 Tim Watson 16y 318d 25 (11-1-13 46.00%) 18 (0.72) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 148d 1214 (602-18-594 50.33%) 894 (0.74)
C Barry Davis 34y 254d 9 (6-0-3 66.67%) ←

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.