1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Melbourne 127 – 120 Western Bulldogs

← · 1978 · Round 4 · 22/04/1978 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 14865 · →

Melbourne 5.4.3411.7.7314.12.9618.19.127
Western Bulldogs 4.5.295.9.3911.11.7718.12.120
Qrt margin ME by 5ME by 34ME by 19ME by 7
Qrt scores ME 34-29ME 39-10WB 38-23WB 43-31
Field umpires Graeme Fellows (32), Geoff Polites (25)

Melbourne Match Statistics (127) — 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 15 6 11 26 1 13 4 3
6 Ross Brewer 17 7 17 7 5 4 2
14 Michael Byrne 5 3 1 6 1
13 Henry Coles 17 1 7 24 2 1 3 3
28 Anthony Dullard 10 7 2 12 1 1
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 8 4 5 13 2 2
2 Robert Flower 8 1 4 12 1 3 5
9 Laurie Fowler 15 2 3 18 3 2
20 Graham Gaunt 9 2 5 14 1 1
27 Colin Graham 11 5 2 13 1 1 1 3
17 Shane Grambeau 8 5 8 2 3
43 Greg Hutchison 11 1 6 17 2
8 Peter Johnston 13 10 4 17 2 2 3 1
29 Andrew Moir 11 12 8 19 3 2
24 Kelvin Richards 12 2 1 13 6 2
15 Phil Seaton 16 3 3 19 1 1 3
35 Steven Smith 10 2 1 11 2 2 4 3 1
4 Tony Sullivan 10 1 3 13 2 2
40 Peter Thorne 1 1 1
11 Greg Wells 25 5 5 30 1 3 1
Totals 23179723031816194336
Opposition 22281752971810303643

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (120) — Coach: Don McKenzie

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
30 Ross Abbey 14 4 3 17 2 3
24 Gary Dempsey 14 14 7 21 21 2 3
32 Ian Dunstan 13 4 4 17 4 1 3
42 Wayne Foreman 13 5 3 16 2 2 3
14 Robert Groenewegen 7 3 3 10 1 2 1 1
1 Ian Hampshire 6 6 3 9 2 1 5 1 2
7 Doug Hawkins 15 8 3 18 1 1 1 1
45 Don Henwood 8 5 3 11 2 2
25 Geoff Jennings 19 4 5 24 1 1 3 1
11 Mick Kelly 9 1 4 13 1 1 1
44 Graeme Linke 10 5 3 13 1 1 3
26 Richard Murrie 7 1 2 9 1 3
5 Bruce Reid 7 2 4 11 4 1 1
33 John Reid 15 2 3 18 5 1
50 Glenn Scanlon 4 2 6 10 1 3
17 Alby Smedts 10 4 6 16 2 2
3 Alan Stoneham 14 5 2 16 1 1 3
31 Kelvin Templeton 9 4 1 10 2 2 2 1
35 Terry Wheeler 10 1 5 15 3 2
22 Ted Whitten 18 1 5 23 4 1 3 4
Totals 22281752971810303643
Opposition 23179723031816194336

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 29d 79 (24-1-54 31.01%) 80 (1.01) 65 (19-0-46 29.23%) 71 (1.09)
6 Ross Brewer 24y 251d 111 (38-0-73 34.23%) 186 (1.68) ← ←
14 Michael Byrne 19y 141d 6 (2-0-4 33.33%) 5 (0.83) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 42d 93 (50-1-42 54.30%) 112 (1.20) 49 (19-0-30 38.78%) 64 (1.31)
28 Anthony Dullard 22y 283d 75 (23-0-52 30.67%) 40 (0.53) ← ←
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 22y 119d 47 (20-0-27 42.55%) 26 (0.55) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 22y 260d 94 (32-0-62 34.04%) 84 (0.89) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 26y 114d 114 (62-0-52 54.39%) 24 (0.21) 65 (26-0-39 40.00%) 17 (0.26)
20 Graham Gaunt 24y 263d 20 (14-1-5 72.50%) 8 (0.40) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%)
27 Colin Graham 20y 86d 34 (12-0-22 35.29%) 32 (0.94) ← ←
17 Shane Grambeau 25y 187d 86 (40-0-46 46.51%) 47 (0.55) 35 (12-0-23 34.29%) 8 (0.23)
43 Greg Hutchison 20y 313d 23 (7-0-16 30.43%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
8 Peter Johnston 20y 160d 15 (5-0-10 33.33%) 12 (0.80) ← ←
29 Andrew Moir 19y 109d 9 (2-0-7 22.22%) 3 (0.33) ← ←
24 Kelvin Richards 18y 47d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
15 Phil Seaton 21y 108d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) 3 (0.75) ← ←
35 Steven Smith 21y 335d 73 (27-0-46 36.99%) 83 (1.14) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 29y 94d 176 (59-1-116 33.81%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
40 Peter Thorne 18y 88d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 3 (1.00) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 27y 320d 174 (61-1-112 35.34%) 210 (1.21) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 332d 1238 (483-5-750 39.22%) 961 (0.78)
C Dennis Jones 41y 160d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) ←

Western Bulldogs Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Western Bulldogs Games (W-D-L W%) Western Bulldogs Goals (Ave.)
30 Ross Abbey 25y 91d 84 (36-3-45 44.64%) 45 (0.54) ← ←
24 Gary Dempsey 29y 151d 194 (86-3-105 45.10%) 93 (0.48) ← ←
32 Ian Dunstan 23y 53d 74 (30-4-40 43.24%) 53 (0.72) ← ←
42 Wayne Foreman 22y 341d 14 (5-0-9 35.71%) 10 (0.71) ← ←
14 Robert Groenewegen 17y 261d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
1 Ian Hampshire 29y 348d 144 (61-3-80 43.40%) 42 (0.29) 31 (13-2-16 45.16%) 20 (0.65)
7 Doug Hawkins 17y 352d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 3 (1.00) ← ←
45 Don Henwood 21y 23d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ← final game
25 Geoff Jennings 23y 18d 62 (31-2-29 51.61%) 61 (0.98) ← ←
11 Mick Kelly 25y 157d 20 (6-2-12 35.00%) 3 (0.15) ← ←
44 Graeme Linke 26y 156d 43 (13-0-30 30.23%) 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) final game
26 Richard Murrie 22y 301d 44 (20-0-24 45.45%) 6 (0.14) ← ←
5 Bruce Reid 22y 120d 20 (7-1-12 37.50%) 9 (0.45) ← ←
33 John Reid 25y 56d 20 (8-0-12 40.00%) 1 (0.05) 17 (7-0-10 41.18%) 1 (0.06)
50 Glenn Scanlon 22y 15d 7 (3-0-4 42.86%) 1 (0.14) 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 1 (0.33)
17 Alby Smedts 26y 103d 18 (6-0-12 33.33%) ← ←
3 Alan Stoneham 22y 245d 95 (40-4-51 44.21%) 30 (0.32) ← ←
31 Kelvin Templeton 21y 204d 62 (30-3-29 50.81%) 194 (3.13) ← ←
35 Terry Wheeler 23y 40d 73 (31-3-39 44.52%) 8 (0.11) ← ←
22 Ted Whitten 21y 38d 55 (25-1-29 46.36%) 49 (0.89) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 172d 1035 (438-29-568 43.72%) 609 (0.59)
C Don McKenzie 39y 30d 3 (0-0-3 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.