1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs 80 – 149 North Melbourne

← · 1978 · Round 1 · 01/04/1978 2:10 · Western Oval · Crowd 20420 · →

Western Bulldogs 2.4.169.7.6110.11.7111.14.80
North Melbourne 6.3.3911.5.7118.7.11523.11.149
Qrt margin NM by 23NM by 10NM by 44NM by 69
Qrt scores NM 39-16WB 45-32NM 44-10NM 34-9
Field umpires Peter Cameron (5), Tony Bryant (25)

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (80) — Coach: Bill Goggin

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 6 2 1 7 2 3 1
16 Dennis Blair 16 3 16 2 5
12 George Brown 5 5 10 1 1 1 5
24 Gary Dempsey 24 14 14 38 1 28 8 3
32 Ian Dunstan 18 3 1 19 2 3
20 Jim Edmond 15 4 1 16 2 1 4
42 Wayne Foreman 12 3 2 14 1 1 5 3
7 Doug Hawkins 7 7 1 1 3 4
25 Geoff Jennings 13 3 10 23 1 3 3
44 Graeme Linke 6 2 2 8 2
28 Ian Low 7 4 2 9 2
8 Ian Morrison 13 6 1 14 1 2
10 Peter Munro 7 3 1 8 2 2 2
26 Richard Murrie 6 1 2 8 4 2
5 Bruce Reid 14 5 6 20 2 5 2 2
17 Alby Smedts 9 1 5 14 3 5
3 Alan Stoneham 8 1 6 14 4 5
31 Kelvin Templeton 11 6 1 12 3 4 2 1
35 Terry Wheeler 11 1 2 13 2 1
22 Ted Whitten 23 3 2 25 1 4 3
Totals 23165642951112355356
Opposition 232601043362311265653

North Melbourne Match Statistics (149) — 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
2 Stan Alves 12 7 6 18
15 Malcolm Blight 21 5 4 25 3 1 4 5 5
6 Arnold Briedis 13 2 1 14 7 4 4
11 John Burns 20 3 5 25 2 1 3 4
21 John Byrne 24 5 9 33 2 1 8 4
3 John Cassin 13 2 5 18 3 2 5 3
13 Gary Cowton 7 1 6 13 1 2 2
23 David Dench 8 1 7 15 6 2
4 Ross Glendinning 6 7 9 15 3 2 3 4
27 Keith Greig 17 3 6 23 1 4 3
38 Frank Gumbleton 8 2 7 15 4 2
34 Ross Henshaw 8 2 1 9 3 1
36 Steven Icke 9 3 6 15 2
1 Peter Keenan 3 2 5 8 12 2
16 Stephen McCann 9 4 3 12 1 1 2
17 Graeme Melrose 14 2 11 25 2 2 1 2
12 Ken Montgomery 7 1 4 11 1 3
35 Bill Nettlefold 6 2 4 10 1 1 2 2
22 Mick Nolan 3 1 3 8 2
20 Wayne Schimmelbusch 24 5 5 29 4 4
Totals 232601043362311265653
Opposition 23165642951112355356

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 70d 81 (36-3-42 46.30%) 45 (0.56) ← ←
16 Dennis Blair 26y 224d 34 (15-2-17 47.06%) 9 (0.26) ← ←
12 George Brown 18y 261d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
24 Gary Dempsey 29y 130d 191 (86-3-102 45.81%) 92 (0.48) ← ←
32 Ian Dunstan 23y 32d 71 (30-4-37 45.07%) 48 (0.68) ← ←
20 Jim Edmond 19y 210d 17 (9-1-7 55.88%) 16 (0.94) ← ←
42 Wayne Foreman 22y 320d 11 (5-0-6 45.45%) 7 (0.64) ← ←
7 Doug Hawkins 17y 331d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
25 Geoff Jennings 22y 362d 59 (31-2-26 54.24%) 58 (0.98) ← ←
44 Graeme Linke 26y 135d 40 (13-0-27 32.50%) 2 (1-0-1 50.00%)
28 Ian Low 24y 15d 42 (21-1-20 51.19%) 47 (1.12) ← ←
8 Ian Morrison 24y 62d 63 (32-3-28 53.17%) 57 (0.90) ← ←
10 Peter Munro 20y 136d 16 (8-1-7 53.13%) 11 (0.69) ← ←
26 Richard Murrie 22y 280d 41 (20-0-21 48.78%) 6 (0.15) ← ←
5 Bruce Reid 22y 99d 17 (7-1-9 44.12%) 9 (0.53) ← ←
17 Alby Smedts 26y 82d 15 (6-0-9 40.00%) ← ←
3 Alan Stoneham 22y 224d 93 (40-4-49 45.16%) 29 (0.31) ← ←
31 Kelvin Templeton 21y 183d 59 (30-3-26 53.39%) 179 (3.03) ← ←
35 Terry Wheeler 23y 19d 70 (31-3-36 46.43%) 8 (0.11) ← ←
22 Ted Whitten 21y 17d 52 (25-1-26 49.04%) 42 (0.81) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 13d 974 (445-32-497 47.33%) 665 (0.68)
C Bill Goggin 37y 87d 46 (21-2-23 47.83%) ←

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.)
2 Stan Alves 31y 314d 243 (93-0-150 38.27%) 163 (0.67) 17 (13-0-4 76.47%) 3 (0.18)
15 Malcolm Blight 28y 44d 81 (54-0-27 66.67%) 93 (1.15) ← ←
6 Arnold Briedis 22y 224d 81 (50-0-31 61.73%) 127 (1.57) ← ←
11 John Burns 28y 234d 75 (48-0-27 64.00%) 46 (0.61) ← ←
21 John Byrne 22y 36d 56 (38-0-18 67.86%) 27 (0.48) ← ←
3 John Cassin 26y 273d 79 (42-0-37 53.16%) 71 (0.90) 28 (20-0-8 71.43%) 39 (1.39)
13 Gary Cowton 25y 92d 111 (61-1-49 55.41%) 34 (0.31) ← ←
23 David Dench 26y 221d 185 (91-2-92 49.73%) 21 (0.11) ← ←
4 Ross Glendinning 21y 196d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 3 (3.00) ← ← debut
27 Keith Greig 26y 160d 144 (72-2-70 50.69%) 33 (0.23) ← ←
38 Frank Gumbleton 27y 26d 145 (71-1-73 49.31%) 19 (0.13) ← ←
34 Ross Henshaw 25y 231d 99 (51-1-47 52.02%) 11 (0.11) ← ←
36 Steven Icke 22y 25d 55 (39-0-16 70.91%) 21 (0.38) ← ←
1 Peter Keenan 26y 359d 136 (59-1-76 43.75%) 99 (0.73) 35 (24-0-11 68.57%) 13 (0.37)
16 Stephen McCann 19y 305d 6 (5-0-1 83.33%) ← ←
17 Graeme Melrose 28y 346d 67 (43-0-24 64.18%) 100 (1.49) ← ←
12 Ken Montgomery 27y 86d 156 (70-2-84 45.51%) 2 (0.01) ← ←
35 Bill Nettlefold 24y 342d 38 (30-0-8 78.95%) 11 (0.29) 23 (18-0-5 78.26%) 5 (0.22)
22 Mick Nolan 28y 143d 80 (56-1-23 70.63%) 39 (0.49) ← ←
20 Wayne Schimmelbusch 25y 72d 125 (80-1-44 64.40%) 161 (1.29) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 296d 1963 (1054-12-897 54.00%) 1081 (0.55)
C Ron Barassi 42y 33d 274 (182-3-89 66.97%) 126 (82-2-42 65.87%)

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.