1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Essendon 51 – 77 North Melbourne

← · 1978 · Round 21 · 26/08/1978 2:10 · Waverley Park · Crowd 22337 · →

Essendon 1.1.71.4.102.5.177.9.51
North Melbourne 4.6.309.7.6111.9.7511.11.77
Qrt margin NM by 23NM by 51NM by 58NM by 26
Qrt scores NM 30-7NM 31-3NM 14-7ES 34-2
Field umpires John Morgan (37), Ken Quinn (52)

Essendon Match Statistics (51) — 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 21 4 8 29 4 2
17 Colin Boyd 4 2 7 11 1
7 Geoff Burdett 8 2 1 9 2 2 2
20 Terry Cahill 22 5 2 24 1 7 2
39 Neil Clarke 4 1 4 2
31 Max Crow 18 10 4 22 1 1 7 3 3
5 Terry Daniher 10 5 4 14 2 2 1 2 2
21 Ken Fletcher 21 2 5 26 8 2
10 Garry Foulds 18 7 3 21 1 2 3
9 Shane Heard 16 6 5 21 2 1
27 Simon Madden 8 8 6 14 2 14 2 4
37 Ian Marsh 19 3 4 23 2 2
3 Michael Redenbach 5 2 7 1
24 Stephen Robins 26 8 3 29 3 3
36 Denis Scanlon 11 5 1 12 2 3
12 Michael Sheldon 9 3 2 11 1 1
16 Steven Taubert 5 1 2 7 3 1
18 Paul Vander Haar 13 5 3 16 1 5 1 2
22 Larry Watson 10 5 15 3 2
32 Tim Watson 5 2 4 9 2 4
Totals 253797132477275338
Opposition 2289693321119233853

North Melbourne Match Statistics (77) — Coach: Ron Barassi

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
15 Malcolm Blight 16 5 3 19 4 3 2 1
44 Maurice Boyse 17 6 1 18
6 Arnold Briedis 10 5 9 19 1 5 5
11 John Burns 16 6 2 18 2 1 1 5
21 John Byrne 14 2 5 19 1 2 2 2
3 John Cassin 14 6 3 17 1 3 3
13 Gary Cowton 10 1 7 17 1 4
7 Mark Dawson 1 1 2 2
55 Stephen Easton 2 2 5 7 1 2 1 2
4 Ross Glendinning 6 5 10 16 3 5
27 Keith Greig 9 4 3 12 2 2
36 Steven Icke 14 4 6 20 3 2
1 Peter Keenan 15 13 5 20 14 3 1
16 Stephen McCann 8 5 2 10 2 5 1 2
17 Graeme Melrose 18 8 7 25 1 1 5
35 Bill Nettlefold 13 2 3 16 1 2 2
38 Roy Ramsay 10 4 10 20 1 2
20 Wayne Schimmelbusch 13 5 5 18 3 3
46 Doug Smith 11 8 4 15 4 2
5 Darryl Sutton 11 5 2 13 2 3
Totals 2289693321119233853
Opposition 253797132477275338

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 291d 26 (11-0-15 42.31%) 8 (0.31) 13 (4-0-9 30.77%) 3 (0.23)
17 Colin Boyd 24y 30d 40 (13-2-25 35.00%) 30 (11-1-18 38.33%)
7 Geoff Burdett 22y 53d 31 (13-0-18 41.94%) 39 (1.26) ← ←
20 Terry Cahill 20y 118d 27 (10-0-17 37.04%) 22 (0.81) ← ←
39 Neil Clarke 20y 363d 12 (4-0-8 33.33%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
31 Max Crow 22y 231d 67 (23-0-44 34.33%) 81 (1.21) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 21y 11d 38 (18-1-19 48.68%) 63 (1.66) 19 (8-0-11 42.11%) 41 (2.16)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 217d 233 (104-5-124 45.71%) 52 (0.22) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 22y 105d 75 (28-1-46 38.00%) 40 (0.53) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 20y 29d 25 (9-1-15 38.00%) 4 (0.16) ← ←
27 Simon Madden 20y 239d 86 (35-1-50 41.28%) 154 (1.79) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 307d 26 (8-0-18 30.77%) 2 (0.08) ← ←
3 Michael Redenbach 19y 84d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) ← ← final game
24 Stephen Robins 21y 182d 49 (19-1-29 39.80%) 27 (0.55) ← ←
36 Denis Scanlon 24y 143d 42 (13-1-28 32.14%) 5 (0.12) ← ←
12 Michael Sheldon 17y 295d 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) 2 (0.40) ← ←
16 Steven Taubert 24y 324d 41 (13-1-27 32.93%) 28 (0.68) 26 (7-1-18 28.85%) 14 (0.54)
18 Paul Vander Haar 20y 172d 34 (10-1-23 30.88%) 50 (1.47) ← ←
22 Larry Watson 20y 337d 30 (10-0-20 33.33%) 2 (0.07) ← ←
32 Tim Watson 17y 44d 34 (13-1-20 39.71%) 25 (0.74) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 21y 289d 924 (357-16-551 39.50%) 605 (0.65)
C Barry Davis 34y 345d 21 (8-0-13 38.10%) ←

North Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) North Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) North Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
15 Malcolm Blight 28y 191d 100 (68-0-32 68.00%) 164 (1.64) ← ←
44 Maurice Boyse 23y 54d 24 (12-0-12 50.00%) 10 (0.42) 15 (9-0-6 60.00%) 9 (0.60)
6 Arnold Briedis 23y 6d 96 (62-0-34 64.58%) 156 (1.63) ← ←
11 John Burns 29y 16d 93 (61-0-32 65.59%) 68 (0.73) ← ←
21 John Byrne 22y 183d 61 (43-0-18 70.49%) 33 (0.54) ← ←
3 John Cassin 27y 55d 92 (52-0-40 56.52%) 89 (0.97) 41 (30-0-11 73.17%) 57 (1.39)
13 Gary Cowton 25y 239d 125 (70-1-54 56.40%) 34 (0.27) ← ←
7 Mark Dawson 25y 4d 58 (31-0-27 53.45%) 58 (1.00) ← ←
55 Stephen Easton 19y 14d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 5 (1.00) ← ←
4 Ross Glendinning 21y 343d 20 (14-0-6 70.00%) 21 (1.05) ← ←
27 Keith Greig 26y 307d 164 (86-2-76 53.05%) 36 (0.22) ← ←
36 Steven Icke 22y 172d 69 (48-0-21 69.57%) 25 (0.36) ← ←
1 Peter Keenan 27y 141d 150 (69-1-80 46.33%) 103 (0.69) 49 (34-0-15 69.39%) 17 (0.35)
16 Stephen McCann 20y 87d 23 (17-0-6 73.91%) 14 (0.61) ← ←
17 Graeme Melrose 29y 128d 85 (56-0-29 65.88%) 117 (1.38) ← ←
35 Bill Nettlefold 25y 124d 51 (39-0-12 76.47%) 21 (0.41) 36 (27-0-9 75.00%) 15 (0.42)
38 Roy Ramsay 22y 235d 25 (19-0-6 76.00%) ← ←
20 Wayne Schimmelbusch 25y 219d 144 (94-1-49 65.63%) 176 (1.22) ← ←
46 Doug Smith 20y 249d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) ← ←
5 Darryl Sutton 26y 30d 43 (29-1-13 68.60%) 30 (0.70) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 213d 1432 (876-6-550 61.38%) 1160 (0.81)
C Ron Barassi 42y 180d 294 (196-3-95 67.18%) 146 (96-2-48 66.44%)

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.