1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Essendon 130 – 136 Melbourne

← · 1978 · Round 20 · 19/08/1978 2:10 · Windy Hill · Crowd 11872 · →

Essendon 6.3.3911.10.7613.14.9219.16.130
Melbourne 7.2.4410.3.6315.7.9721.10.136
Qrt margin ME by 5ES by 13ME by 5ME by 6
Qrt scores ME 44-39ES 37-19ME 34-16ME 39-38
Field umpires Glenn James (28), Rowan Sawers (24)

Essendon Match Statistics (130) — 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
11 Robert Amos 11 1 11 4
28 Greg Bell 10 1 3 13 1 1 2
38 Peter Bennett 15 3 6 21 2 1 5 4
30 Neil Besanko 8 2 5 13 1 2
7 Geoff Burdett 11 2 3 14 3 1 3 1
20 Terry Cahill 8 2 10 2 2
39 Neil Clarke 10 7 17 2 3 3
31 Max Crow 11 5 4 15 2 1 3
5 Terry Daniher 12 6 2 14 3 4 2 3
10 Garry Foulds 10 2 10 3 1
27 Simon Madden 10 7 6 16 4 1 16 4 2
13 Ken Mansfield 8 1 6 14 1 3
43 Paul McDonald 12 3 4 16 6
8 Jack Mihocek 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
15 Wayne Primmer 5 2 1 6 2
24 Stephen Robins 24 4 3 27 2 1 5 2
16 Steven Taubert 11 7 2 13 1 2 13 4 4
18 Paul Vander Haar 4 5 6 10 1 1 1
1 Brian Walsh 14 3 6 20 1 4 4
22 Larry Watson 13 2 4 17 4 3
Totals 20857712791916315342
Opposition 23687482842110224253

Melbourne Match Statistics (136) — 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 22 15 3 25 18 5 2
19 Ray Biffin 7 4 3 10 1 2 2 2 2
13 Henry Coles 16 5 4 20 3 2 3
36 Gary Cooke 14 4 3 17 1 3 3
7 Barry Denny 10 3 1 11 1 1
28 Anthony Dullard 8 5 4 12 2 1 1
2 Robert Flower 16 5 2 18 4 3 7
34 Tom Flower 10 1 1 11 3 2
9 Laurie Fowler 12 3 1 13 2 1
20 Graham Gaunt 13 2 3 16 3 3
30 Peter Hamilton 8 3 1 9 2 1
43 Greg Hutchison 8 4 4 12 1 1 2 2
29 Andrew Moir 10 3 10 4 2 4
12 Barry Norsworthy 14 4 3 17 1 2 3
10 Ken Roberts 14 4 3 17 1 3 3 4
35 Steven Smith 12 5 12 3
4 Tony Sullivan 8 2 4 12 3 4
11 Greg Wells 15 6 6 21 1 3 2
18 Maurice Wingate 13 5 1 14 1 1 2
41 Chris Woodman 6 4 1 7 3 2 1 3
Totals 23687482842110224253
Opposition 20857712791916315342

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
11 Robert Amos 23y 39d 52 (23-0-29 44.23%) 15 (0.29) ← ←
28 Greg Bell 23y 146d 22 (8-1-13 38.64%) 1 (0.05) ← ← final game
38 Peter Bennett 21y 284d 25 (11-0-14 44.00%) 8 (0.32) 12 (4-0-8 33.33%) 3 (0.25)
30 Neil Besanko 27y 113d 162 (82-2-78 51.23%) 4 (0.02) 13 (4-0-9 30.77%)
7 Geoff Burdett 22y 46d 30 (13-0-17 43.33%) 39 (1.30) ← ←
20 Terry Cahill 20y 111d 26 (10-0-16 38.46%) 21 (0.81) ← ←
39 Neil Clarke 20y 356d 11 (4-0-7 36.36%) 1 (0.09) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 224d 66 (23-0-43 34.85%) 80 (1.21) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 21y 4d 37 (18-1-18 50.00%) 61 (1.65) 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 39 (2.17)
10 Garry Foulds 22y 98d 74 (28-1-45 38.51%) 40 (0.54) ← ←
27 Simon Madden 20y 232d 85 (35-1-49 41.76%) 152 (1.79) ← ←
13 Ken Mansfield 19y 346d 20 (8-0-12 40.00%) 13 (0.65) ← ←
43 Paul McDonald 22y 114d 10 (3-0-7 30.00%) 4 (0.40) ← ← final game
8 Jack Mihocek 20y 363d 13 (4-0-9 30.77%) 8 (0.62) ← ← final game
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 222d 29 (10-1-18 36.21%) 58 (2.00) ← ←
24 Stephen Robins 21y 175d 48 (19-1-28 40.63%) 27 (0.56) ← ←
16 Steven Taubert 24y 317d 40 (13-1-26 33.75%) 28 (0.70) 25 (7-1-17 30.00%) 14 (0.56)
18 Paul Vander Haar 20y 165d 33 (10-1-22 31.82%) 50 (1.52) ← ←
1 Brian Walsh 27y 117d 115 (62-2-51 54.78%) 211 (1.83) 51 (20-1-30 40.20%) 100 (1.96) final game
22 Larry Watson 20y 330d 29 (10-0-19 34.48%) 2 (0.07) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 63d 927 (394-12-521 43.15%) 823 (0.89)
C Barry Davis 34y 338d 20 (8-0-12 40.00%) ←

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 148d 95 (26-1-68 27.89%) 87 (0.92) 81 (21-0-60 25.93%) 78 (0.96)
19 Ray Biffin 29y 105d 161 (59-1-101 36.96%) 111 (0.69) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 161d 108 (52-1-55 48.61%) 133 (1.23) 64 (21-0-43 32.81%) 85 (1.33)
36 Gary Cooke 19y 282d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) 3 (0.60) ← ←
7 Barry Denny 25y 101d 15 (4-0-11 26.67%) 3 (0.20) ← ←
28 Anthony Dullard 23y 37d 91 (25-0-66 27.47%) 46 (0.51) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 23y 14d 110 (34-0-76 30.91%) 95 (0.86) ← ←
34 Tom Flower 20y 259d 18 (4-0-14 22.22%) 10 (0.56) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 26y 233d 123 (64-0-59 52.03%) 24 (0.20) 74 (28-0-46 37.84%) 17 (0.23)
20 Graham Gaunt 25y 17d 29 (15-1-13 53.45%) 8 (0.28) 10 (2-0-8 20.00%)
30 Peter Hamilton 21y 306d 22 (7-0-15 31.82%) 1 (0.05) ← ←
43 Greg Hutchison 21y 67d 38 (9-0-29 23.68%) 6 (0.16) ← ←
29 Andrew Moir 19y 228d 21 (4-0-17 19.05%) 12 (0.57) ← ←
12 Barry Norsworthy 26y 307d 17 (4-0-13 23.53%) 13 (0.76) ← ←
10 Ken Roberts 26y 98d 109 (47-1-61 43.58%) 125 (1.15) 9 (1-0-8 11.11%) 14 (1.56)
35 Steven Smith 22y 89d 89 (29-0-60 32.58%) 96 (1.08) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 29y 213d 182 (60-1-121 33.24%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 28y 74d 188 (63-1-124 33.78%) 222 (1.18) ← ←
18 Maurice Wingate 20y 304d 18 (3-0-15 16.67%) 2 (0.11) ← ←
41 Chris Woodman 21y 353d 19 (7-0-12 36.84%) 18 (0.95) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 78d 1458 (517-7-934 35.70%) 1016 (0.70)
C Dennis Jones 41y 279d 20 (4-0-16 20.00%) ←

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.