1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs 127 – 59 Melbourne

← · 1978 · Round 14 · 08/07/1978 2:10 · Western Oval · Crowd 13325 · →

Western Bulldogs 6.2.3810.5.6517.6.10820.7.127
Melbourne 2.4.166.5.416.7.438.11.59
Qrt margin WB by 22WB by 24WB by 65WB by 68
Qrt scores WB 38-16WB 27-25WB 43-2WB 19-16
Field umpires Graeme Fellows (41), Rowan Sawers (19)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (127) — 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 9 2 7 16 4 4
24 Gary Dempsey 23 16 3 26 14 4 2
34 Jack Dinatale 7 3 9 16 1 2 2
32 Ian Dunstan 14 3 11 25 1 1 2 2
1 Ian Hampshire 11 10 7 18 4 2 5 2
7 Doug Hawkins 16 4 8 24 1 5 3
25 Geoff Jennings 16 5 9 25 1 3 2
11 Mick Kelly 12 2 4 16 3 3
28 Ian Low 15 2 7 22 1 2 4
26 Richard Murrie 6 1 6 12 2 3
21 Stephen Power 8 2 8 16 3 3
5 Bruce Reid 12 6 3 15 9 2 2
33 John Reid 8 2 3 11 1 3
50 Glenn Scanlon 5 1 1 6 1 1 1
17 Alby Smedts 9 2 2 11 3 3
3 Alan Stoneham 21 5 8 29 1 1 4 4
31 Kelvin Templeton 9 7 1 10 6 1 1 2
49 Garry Wheeler 6 1 3 9 2 2 1
35 Terry Wheeler 13 3 8 21 2 3
22 Ted Whitten 12 6 5 17 2 1 4 2
Totals 23283113345207285051
Opposition 1827110728989225150

Melbourne Match Statistics (59) — 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 8 7 7 15 1 21 2 2
6 Ross Brewer 8 6 10 18 1 1 2
13 Henry Coles 10 6 10 20 1 1 7 3
28 Anthony Dullard 7 3 6 13 2 4
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 8 2 9 17 5 5
2 Robert Flower 13 6 10 23 2 3 2
34 Tom Flower 14 3 8 22 1 2 3
20 Graham Gaunt 12 7 6 18 1 3
17 Shane Grambeau 8 3 8 3 1
30 Peter Hamilton 8 3 8 1 2 2 8
43 Greg Hutchison 15 4 5 20 4
8 Peter Johnston 8 3 1 9 3 2 1
26 Mark McKeon 8 2 3 11 3
12 Barry Norsworthy 4 6 10 2 3
10 Ken Roberts 11 8 10 21 1 1 6 5
35 Steven Smith 9 3 3 12 1 1 2
47 Paul Thompson 5 1 2 7 3
11 Greg Wells 19 3 7 26 2 2
18 Maurice Wingate 4 4 2
41 Chris Woodman 3 1 4 7 1 2 1
Totals 1827110728989225150
Opposition 23283113345207285051

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 168d 94 (42-3-49 46.28%) 46 (0.49) ← ←
24 Gary Dempsey 29y 228d 202 (90-3-109 45.30%) 102 (0.50) ← ←
34 Jack Dinatale 19y 208d 3 (3-0-0 100.00%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
32 Ian Dunstan 23y 130d 84 (36-4-44 45.24%) 64 (0.76) ← ←
1 Ian Hampshire 30y 60d 149 (65-3-81 44.63%) 52 (0.35) 36 (17-2-17 50.00%) 30 (0.83)
7 Doug Hawkins 18y 64d 11 (6-0-5 54.55%) 7 (0.64) ← ←
25 Geoff Jennings 23y 95d 72 (37-2-33 52.78%) 69 (0.96) ← ←
11 Mick Kelly 25y 234d 29 (12-2-15 44.83%) 9 (0.31) ← ←
28 Ian Low 24y 113d 51 (26-1-24 51.96%) 51 (1.00) ← ←
26 Richard Murrie 23y 13d 51 (25-0-26 49.02%) 7 (0.14) ← ←
21 Stephen Power 27y 274d 162 (78-4-80 49.38%) 25 (0.15) ← ←
5 Bruce Reid 22y 197d 29 (12-1-16 43.10%) 13 (0.45) ← ←
33 John Reid 25y 133d 30 (14-0-16 46.67%) 1 (0.03) 27 (13-0-14 48.15%) 1 (0.04)
50 Glenn Scanlon 22y 92d 9 (5-0-4 55.56%) 4 (0.44) 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) 4 (0.80) final game
17 Alby Smedts 26y 180d 28 (12-0-16 42.86%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
3 Alan Stoneham 22y 322d 105 (46-4-55 45.71%) 35 (0.33) ← ←
31 Kelvin Templeton 21y 281d 72 (36-3-33 52.08%) 262 (3.64) ← ←
49 Garry Wheeler 21y 355d 5 (5-0-0 100.00%) 3 (0.60) ← ← final game
35 Terry Wheeler 23y 117d 83 (37-3-43 46.39%) 8 (0.10) ← ←
22 Ted Whitten 21y 115d 65 (31-1-33 48.46%) 60 (0.92) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 333d 1334 (618-34-682 47.60%) 820 (0.61)
C Don McKenzie 39y 107d 13 (6-0-7 46.15%) ←

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 106d 89 (25-1-63 28.65%) 87 (0.98) 75 (20-0-55 26.67%) 78 (1.04)
6 Ross Brewer 24y 328d 120 (39-0-81 32.50%) 196 (1.63) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 119d 102 (51-1-50 50.49%) 126 (1.24) 58 (20-0-38 34.48%) 78 (1.34)
28 Anthony Dullard 22y 360d 85 (24-0-61 28.24%) 40 (0.47) ← ←
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 22y 196d 56 (21-0-35 37.50%) 28 (0.50) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 22y 337d 104 (33-0-71 31.73%) 89 (0.86) ← ←
34 Tom Flower 20y 217d 12 (3-0-9 25.00%) 8 (0.67) ← ←
20 Graham Gaunt 24y 340d 23 (14-1-8 63.04%) 8 (0.35) 4 (1-0-3 25.00%)
17 Shane Grambeau 25y 264d 96 (41-0-55 42.71%) 47 (0.49) 45 (13-0-32 28.89%) 8 (0.18)
30 Peter Hamilton 21y 264d 20 (6-0-14 30.00%) 1 (0.05) ← ←
43 Greg Hutchison 21y 25d 32 (8-0-24 25.00%) 2 (0.06) ← ←
8 Peter Johnston 20y 237d 25 (6-0-19 24.00%) 36 (1.44) ← ←
26 Mark McKeon 21y 54d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
12 Barry Norsworthy 26y 265d 13 (3-0-10 23.08%) 8 (0.62) ← ←
10 Ken Roberts 26y 56d 105 (46-1-58 44.29%) 117 (1.11) 5 (0-0-5 0.00%) 6 (1.20)
35 Steven Smith 22y 47d 83 (28-0-55 33.73%) 95 (1.14) ← ←
47 Paul Thompson 20y 80d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 28y 32d 183 (62-1-120 34.15%) 221 (1.21) ← ←
18 Maurice Wingate 20y 262d 12 (2-0-10 16.67%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
41 Chris Woodman 21y 311d 17 (6-0-11 35.29%) 15 (0.88) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 140d 1181 (418-5-758 35.61%) 1125 (0.95)
C Dennis Jones 41y 237d 14 (3-0-11 21.43%) ←

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.