1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Melbourne 106 – 85 Sydney

← · 1978 · Round 21 · 26/08/1978 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 13488 · →

Melbourne 3.5.236.10.469.13.6715.16.106
Sydney 4.5.296.9.459.14.6811.19.85
Qrt margin SY by 6ME by 1SY by 1ME by 21
Qrt scores SY 29-23ME 23-16SY 23-21ME 39-17
Field umpires John Moss (5), Graeme Fellows (46)

Melbourne Match Statistics (106) — 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 18 16 3 21 21 2 5
19 Ray Biffin 7 4 9 16 2 2 3 1
13 Henry Coles 16 5 18 34 3 1 3 3
36 Gary Cooke 12 2 5 17 3 3
7 Barry Denny 8 1 2 10 1
2 Robert Flower 16 6 9 25 1 1 2 3
34 Tom Flower 13 2 3 16 2 2 1 4
9 Laurie Fowler 21 5 4 25 2 2
20 Graham Gaunt 13 1 2 15 1 1
30 Peter Hamilton 10 4 3 13 4
43 Greg Hutchison 14 3 7 21 2 1 1
8 Peter Johnston 5 2 4 9 1 1 2
29 Andrew Moir 7 2 2 9 1 2
12 Barry Norsworthy 12 1 11 23 2 3 5
10 Ken Roberts 6 4 2 8 2 2 2
35 Steven Smith 15 9 5 20 1 3
4 Tony Sullivan 7 2 4 11 4
11 Greg Wells 16 3 4 20 1 2 3
18 Maurice Wingate 7 3 11 18 1
41 Chris Woodman 7 3 7 1 4 4 1 3
Totals 230781083381515273839
Opposition 21279933051116223938

Sydney Match Statistics (85) — Coach: Des Tuddenham

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
7 Gary Brice 9 3 4 13 1 3
43 Mark Browning 20 3 7 27 5 1
15 Bernie Evans 8 4 8 16 1 1 4
17 Graham Fox 3 2 5 2 1
34 Stewart Gull 5 2 1 6 2 3 2 3
26 Steve Hoffman 16 4 5 21 1 1 1 2
27 Max James 8 5 6 14 3 1 1
29 David McLeish 9 2 1 10 1 2 2
35 Peter Morrison 16 5 8 24 2 4
32 Paul Morwood 3 1 3 1
21 Tony Morwood 15 5 4 19 1 3 3 1
1 John Murphy 15 6 7 22 5 1 3 1
19 Terry ONeill 5 3 7 12 1
5 John Rantall 15 1 3 18 2 3
25 Barry Round 11 5 5 16 6 2 2
8 John Scarlett 4 2 4 8 3 2
20 Graham Teasdale 19 15 6 25 2 2 16 2 3
40 Michael Wright 9 5 8 17 1 1
14 David Young 8 3 4 12 3 2
30 Shane Zantuck 14 5 3 17 2 2
Totals 21279933051116223938
Opposition 230781083381515273839

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 155d 96 (27-1-68 28.65%) 87 (0.91) 82 (22-0-60 26.83%) 78 (0.95)
19 Ray Biffin 29y 112d 162 (60-1-101 37.35%) 113 (0.70) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 168d 109 (53-1-55 49.08%) 136 (1.25) 65 (22-0-43 33.85%) 88 (1.35)
36 Gary Cooke 19y 289d 6 (2-0-4 33.33%) 3 (0.50) ← ←
7 Barry Denny 25y 108d 16 (5-0-11 31.25%) 3 (0.19) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 23y 21d 111 (35-0-76 31.53%) 96 (0.86) ← ←
34 Tom Flower 20y 266d 19 (5-0-14 26.32%) 12 (0.63) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 26y 240d 124 (65-0-59 52.42%) 24 (0.19) 75 (29-0-46 38.67%) 17 (0.23)
20 Graham Gaunt 25y 24d 30 (16-1-13 55.00%) 8 (0.27) 11 (3-0-8 27.27%)
30 Peter Hamilton 21y 313d 23 (8-0-15 34.78%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
43 Greg Hutchison 21y 74d 39 (10-0-29 25.64%) 6 (0.15) ← ←
8 Peter Johnston 20y 286d 29 (7-0-22 24.14%) 36 (1.24) ← ←
29 Andrew Moir 19y 235d 22 (5-0-17 22.73%) 13 (0.59) ← ←
12 Barry Norsworthy 26y 314d 18 (5-0-13 27.78%) 15 (0.83) ← ←
10 Ken Roberts 26y 105d 110 (48-1-61 44.09%) 127 (1.15) 10 (2-0-8 20.00%) 16 (1.60)
35 Steven Smith 22y 96d 90 (30-0-60 33.33%) 96 (1.07) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 29y 220d 183 (61-1-121 33.61%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 28y 81d 189 (64-1-124 34.13%) 223 (1.18) ← ←
18 Maurice Wingate 20y 311d 19 (4-0-15 21.05%) 2 (0.11) ← ←
41 Chris Woodman 21y 360d 20 (8-0-12 40.00%) 19 (0.95) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 43d 1415 (518-7-890 36.86%) 1021 (0.72)
C Dennis Jones 41y 286d 21 (5-0-16 23.81%) ←

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
7 Gary Brice 29y 323d 160 (62-1-97 39.06%) 101 (0.63) ← ←
43 Mark Browning 21y 269d 76 (30-1-45 40.13%) 54 (0.71) ← ←
15 Bernie Evans 21y 6d 21 (9-0-12 42.86%) 28 (1.33) ← ←
17 Graham Fox 21y 43d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) 2 (0.67) ← ← final game
34 Stewart Gull 27y 63d 86 (33-2-51 39.53%) 149 (1.73) ← ←
26 Steve Hoffman 26y 339d 149 (51-2-96 34.90%) 187 (1.26) ← ←
27 Max James 26y 242d 17 (5-0-12 29.41%) 17 (1.00) ← ←
29 David McLeish 28y 186d 185 (65-1-119 35.41%) 21 (0.11) ← ←
35 Peter Morrison 22y 131d 53 (26-1-26 50.00%) 52 (0.98) 52 (26-1-25 50.96%) 52 (1.00)
32 Paul Morwood 19y 177d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 2 (0.40) ← ←
21 Tony Morwood 18y 101d 14 (5-0-9 35.71%) 13 (0.93) ← ←
1 John Murphy 28y 279d 229 (84-1-144 36.90%) 354 (1.55) 15 (7-0-8 46.67%) 28 (1.87)
19 Terry ONeill 22y 77d 55 (25-1-29 46.36%) 12 (0.22) ← ←
5 John Rantall 34y 260d 308 (126-3-179 41.40%) 10 (0.03) 238 (83-2-153 35.29%) 8 (0.03)
25 Barry Round 28y 212d 192 (92-2-98 48.44%) 186 (0.97) 57 (28-1-28 50.00%) 50 (0.88)
8 John Scarlett 31y 89d 211 (95-1-115 45.26%) 44 (0.21) 28 (14-0-14 50.00%) 2 (0.07)
20 Graham Teasdale 23y 61d 79 (36-1-42 46.20%) 125 (1.58) 73 (31-1-41 43.15%) 109 (1.49)
40 Michael Wright 18y 324d 11 (6-0-5 54.55%) 3 (0.27) ← ←
14 David Young 24y 144d 39 (20-1-18 52.56%) 40 (1.03) ← ←
30 Shane Zantuck 23y 98d 37 (18-1-18 50.00%) 23 (0.62) 32 (15-1-16 48.44%) 20 (0.63)
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 336d 1930 (791-19-1120 41.48%) 1423 (0.74)
C Des Tuddenham 35y 209d 111 (56-0-55 50.45%) 21 (9-0-12 42.86%)

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.