1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Melbourne 167 – 157 Fitzroy

← · 1978 · Round 2 · 08/04/1978 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 15613 · →

Melbourne 4.7.3114.15.9920.20.14024.23.167
Fitzroy 5.3.338.7.5516.13.10923.19.157
Qrt margin FI by 2ME by 44ME by 31ME by 10
Qrt scores FI 33-31ME 68-22FI 54-41FI 48-27
Field umpires Tony Bryant (26), Peter Cameron (6)

Melbourne Match Statistics (167) — 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 9 6 4 13 3 1 10 3 3
19 Ray Biffin 9 5 3 12 3 3 2
6 Ross Brewer 6 3 3 9 2 2 1
13 Henry Coles 23 2 10 33 2 2 1 2
7 Barry Denny 9 1 1 10 1 2
28 Anthony Dullard 10 10 5 15 1 1 4
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 13 3 5 18 1 1 1
2 Robert Flower 16 6 7 23 3 1 4 2
9 Laurie Fowler 12 3 15 5 4
27 Colin Graham 6 3 3 9 1 2 1
30 Peter Hamilton 7 3 3 10 1 2
43 Greg Hutchison 9 1 3 12 3 1 2
8 Peter Johnston 9 6 2 11 3 3
29 Andrew Moir 1 1 2 1
15 Phil Seaton 13 2 5 18 1 2 1 1
35 Steven Smith 12 5 2 14 1 17 1 3
40 Peter Thorne 11 1 4 15 2 3 1 1
16 Robert Walters 1 1 1 2
11 Greg Wells 25 7 8 33 2 2 2 2 1
41 Chris Woodman 2 1 2 1
Totals 20366732762422302336
Opposition 19859902882317403623

Fitzroy Match Statistics (157) — Coach: Graham Campbell

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
6 Ron Alexander 14 8 8 22 1 17 2 3
25 Geoffrey Austen 15 9 3 18 1 3 14 6 2
24 Bob Beecroft 13 8 1 14 9 2 3 1
4 Graham Bux 9 5 5 14 1 1 2
28 Rod Carter 7 2 5 12 2
12 Mick Conlan 9 1 9
38 Grant Fowler 9 1 2 11 1 1 2
16 Chris Hansen 2 1 3 2 2 4
17 Russ Hodges 7 2 5 12 2 2
7 Warwick Irwin 15 2 2 17 5 2 2 1
48 Grant Lawrie 5 5 4 9 2 4
30 Wayne Linton 9 1 3 12 1 1
23 Gerald McCarthy 11 4 19 30 2 2
19 David McMahon 16 2 10 26 2 2 3 1
36 Harvey Merrigan 10 2 4 14 3
14 Barry Padley 7 4 11 1
10 Laurie Serafini 6 1 1 7 2 1
8 Chris Smith 3 2 2 5 3 1
15 Don Whitford 9 1 2 11 1 2 1
29 Garry Wilson 22 3 9 31 2 2 2 2
Totals 19859902882317403623
Opposition 20366732762422302336

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 15d 77 (23-1-53 30.52%) 79 (1.03) 63 (18-0-45 28.57%) 70 (1.11)
19 Ray Biffin 28y 337d 153 (58-1-94 38.24%) 99 (0.65) ← ←
6 Ross Brewer 24y 237d 109 (37-0-72 33.94%) 177 (1.62) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 28d 91 (49-1-41 54.40%) 107 (1.18) 47 (18-0-29 38.30%) 59 (1.26)
7 Barry Denny 24y 333d 6 (2-0-4 33.33%) ← ←
28 Anthony Dullard 22y 269d 73 (22-0-51 30.14%) 40 (0.55) ← ←
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 22y 105d 45 (19-0-26 42.22%) 26 (0.58) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 22y 246d 92 (31-0-61 33.70%) 83 (0.90) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 26y 100d 112 (61-0-51 54.46%) 23 (0.21) 63 (25-0-38 39.68%) 16 (0.25)
27 Colin Graham 20y 72d 32 (11-0-21 34.38%) 30 (0.94) ← ←
30 Peter Hamilton 21y 173d 17 (6-0-11 35.29%) ← ←
43 Greg Hutchison 20y 299d 21 (6-0-15 28.57%) 2 (0.10) ← ←
8 Peter Johnston 20y 146d 13 (4-0-9 30.77%) 9 (0.69) ← ←
29 Andrew Moir 19y 95d 7 (1-0-6 14.29%) 3 (0.43) ← ←
15 Phil Seaton 21y 94d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 2 (1.00) ← ←
35 Steven Smith 21y 321d 71 (26-0-45 36.62%) 81 (1.14) ← ←
40 Peter Thorne 18y 74d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 2 (2.00) ← ← debut
16 Robert Walters 22y 146d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 27y 306d 172 (60-1-111 35.17%) 208 (1.21) ← ←
41 Chris Woodman 21y 220d 14 (6-0-8 42.86%) 15 (1.07) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 364d 1110 (425-4-681 38.47%) 987 (0.89)
C Dennis Jones 41y 146d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ←

Fitzroy Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Fitzroy Games (W-D-L W%) Fitzroy Goals (Ave.)
6 Ron Alexander 27y 119d 44 (12-0-32 27.27%) 8 (0.18) ← ←
25 Geoffrey Austen 24y 177d 76 (19-0-57 25.00%) 33 (0.43) ← ←
24 Bob Beecroft 26y 87d 36 (9-0-27 25.00%) 88 (2.44) ← ←
4 Graham Bux 20y 257d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ← final game
28 Rod Carter 23y 161d 63 (19-0-44 30.16%) ← ←
12 Mick Conlan 20y 47d 7 (3-0-4 42.86%) 2 (0.29) ← ←
38 Grant Fowler 21y 27d 20 (7-0-13 35.00%) 20 (1.00) ← ←
16 Chris Hansen 21y 336d 17 (5-0-12 29.41%) 8 (0.47) ← ←
17 Russ Hodges 24y 263d 50 (17-1-32 35.00%) 10 (0.20) 12 (5-0-7 41.67%)
7 Warwick Irwin 25y 309d 140 (54-1-85 38.93%) 145 (1.04) ← ←
48 Grant Lawrie 19y 130d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 2 (2.00) ← ← debut
30 Wayne Linton 22y 169d 56 (17-0-39 30.36%) 15 (0.27) ← ←
23 Gerald McCarthy 26y 157d 77 (49-0-28 63.64%) 18 (0.23) 2 (0-0-2 0.00%)
19 David McMahon 26y 171d 93 (27-0-66 29.03%) 53 (0.57) ← ←
36 Harvey Merrigan 28y 125d 156 (56-1-99 36.22%) 6 (0.04) ← ←
14 Barry Padley 28y 168d 146 (51-1-94 35.27%) 80 (0.55) ← ←
10 Laurie Serafini 19y 158d 8 (2-0-6 25.00%) 8 (1.00) ← ←
8 Chris Smith 22y 191d 76 (26-1-49 34.87%) 53 (0.70) ← ←
15 Don Whitford 21y 144d 42 (12-0-30 28.57%) 8 (0.19) ← ←
29 Garry Wilson 24y 265d 123 (43-1-79 35.37%) 212 (1.72) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 283d 1233 (428-6-799 34.96%) 769 (0.62)
C Graham Campbell 41y 260d 6 (0-0-6 0.00%) ←

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.