1979 Games · 1979 Player Statistics

Melbourne 125 – 113 Western Bulldogs

← · 1979 · Round 1 · 07/04/1979 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 24133 · →

Melbourne 7.3.4512.7.7913.10.8818.17.125
Western Bulldogs 4.5.297.11.5313.13.9116.17.113
Qrt margin ME by 16ME by 26WB by 3ME by 12
Qrt scores ME 45-29ME 34-24WB 38-9ME 37-22
Field umpires Bill Deller (176), Kenneth Norris (1)

Melbourne Match Statistics (125) — Coach: Carl Ditterich

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 10 10 6 16 3 2 11 2 1
19 Ray Biffin 7 2 4 11 4 1 1 3
31 Phil Carman 14 7 4 18 1 1 2 2
3 Henry Coles 14 6 5 19 1 1 4 1
10 Carl Ditterich 13 8 7 20 1 17 2 3
8 Glenn Elliott 10 2 3 13 1 1 1 2
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 9 6 9 18 3 2 3
2 Robert Flower 18 4 9 27 2 1 4 2
9 Laurie Fowler 6 1 2 8 2 1
20 Graham Gaunt 16 3 4 20 2 1 2
17 Shane Grambeau 4 2 2 6 1 2
30 Peter Hamilton 9 5 4 13 2
39 Gerard Healy 13 5 6 19 1 1 3
24 Tony Martyn 7 1 2 9 1 1
29 Andrew Moir 7 3 2 9 2 2 1
6 Ken Roberts 7 3 10 3 1
35 Steven Smith 5 2 3 8 3 2
4 Tony Sullivan 11 3 4 15 1
11 Greg Wells 20 9 6 26 2 1 2 4
18 Maurice Wingate 7 1 2 9 4 1
Totals 20780872941814294034
Opposition 21756742911613253440

Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (113) — 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
27 Neil Bristow 7 6 5 12 12 2 3
6 Gary Cowton 3 1 7 10 1
32 Ian Dunstan 24 2 7 31 1 3 2 1 1
10 Mick Egan 17 3 7 24 6 3
42 Wayne Foreman 7 3 10 1 1 1
1 Ian Hampshire 6 7 8 14 1 11 3
7 Doug Hawkins 13 4 3 16 2 1
16 Steve Hoffman 13 2 6 19 2 1 1
25 Geoff Jennings 15 1 6 21 1 4
2 Shane Loveless 5 3 5 2 1
28 Ian Low 5 1 1 6 2 2
8 Ian Morrison 14 7 2 16 3 1 2
26 Richard Murrie 8 3 1 9 4 1
33 John Reid 10 3 1 11 1 1
17 Alby Smedts 9 2 3 12 2 3
3 Alan Stoneham 13 4 3 16 3 1 3
31 Kelvin Templeton 10 4 10 5 4 1 1
43 Norm Tivendale 14 3 2 16 4 3
22 Ted Whitten 16 4 20 1 3 2 2
40 Brian Wilson 8 5 13 1 1 3
Totals 21756742911613253440
Opposition 20780872941814294034

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 26y 14d 98 (28-1-69 29.08%) 90 (0.92) 84 (23-0-61 27.38%) 81 (0.96)
19 Ray Biffin 29y 336d 164 (61-1-102 37.50%) 117 (0.71) ← ←
31 Phil Carman 28y 215d 67 (41-0-26 61.19%) 143 (2.13) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 1 (1.00)
3 Henry Coles 28y 27d 111 (54-1-56 49.10%) 138 (1.24) 67 (23-0-44 34.33%) 90 (1.34)
10 Carl Ditterich 33y 179d 257 (132-3-122 51.95%) 192 (0.75) 54 (16-0-38 29.63%) 36 (0.67)
8 Glenn Elliott 28y 235d 139 (68-2-69 49.64%) 70 (0.50) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 1 (1.00)
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 23y 104d 62 (22-0-40 35.48%) 33 (0.53) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 23y 245d 113 (36-0-77 31.86%) 100 (0.88) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 27y 99d 126 (66-0-60 52.38%) 24 (0.19) 77 (30-0-47 38.96%) 17 (0.22)
20 Graham Gaunt 25y 248d 32 (17-1-14 54.69%) 10 (0.31) 13 (4-0-9 30.77%) 2 (0.15)
17 Shane Grambeau 26y 172d 102 (42-0-60 41.18%) 47 (0.46) 51 (14-0-37 27.45%) 8 (0.16)
30 Peter Hamilton 22y 172d 25 (9-0-16 36.00%) 1 (0.04) ← ←
39 Gerard Healy 18y 37d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
24 Tony Martyn 22y 29d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
29 Andrew Moir 20y 94d 24 (6-0-18 25.00%) 17 (0.71) ← ←
6 Ken Roberts 26y 329d 112 (49-1-62 44.20%) 127 (1.13) 12 (3-0-9 25.00%) 16 (1.33) final game
35 Steven Smith 22y 320d 92 (31-0-61 33.70%) 96 (1.04) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 30y 79d 185 (62-1-122 33.78%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 28y 305d 191 (65-1-125 34.29%) 225 (1.18) ← ←
18 Maurice Wingate 21y 170d 21 (5-0-16 23.81%) 3 (0.14) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 262d 1923 (796-12-1115 41.71%) 1434 (0.75)
C Carl Ditterich 33y 179d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ←

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.)
27 Neil Bristow 23y 135d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
6 Gary Cowton 26y 98d 130 (72-1-57 55.77%) 34 (0.26) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%)
32 Ian Dunstan 24y 38d 93 (37-4-52 41.94%) 69 (0.74) ← ←
10 Mick Egan 21y 48d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) ← ←
42 Wayne Foreman 23y 326d 24 (9-0-15 37.50%) 23 (0.96) ← ←
1 Ian Hampshire 30y 333d 158 (66-3-89 42.72%) 57 (0.36) 45 (18-2-25 42.22%) 35 (0.78)
7 Doug Hawkins 18y 337d 19 (7-0-12 36.84%) 11 (0.58) ← ←
16 Steve Hoffman 27y 198d 150 (51-2-97 34.67%) 187 (1.25) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%)
25 Geoff Jennings 24y 3d 81 (38-2-41 48.15%) 74 (0.91) ← ←
2 Shane Loveless 20y 143d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
28 Ian Low 25y 21d 58 (27-1-30 47.41%) 54 (0.93) ← ←
8 Ian Morrison 25y 68d 76 (34-3-39 46.71%) 74 (0.97) ← ←
26 Richard Murrie 23y 286d 56 (26-0-30 46.43%) 9 (0.16) ← ←
33 John Reid 26y 41d 37 (15-0-22 40.54%) 2 (0.05) 34 (14-0-20 41.18%) 2 (0.06)
17 Alby Smedts 27y 88d 37 (13-0-24 35.14%) 2 (0.05) ← ←
3 Alan Stoneham 23y 230d 114 (47-4-63 42.98%) 39 (0.34) ← ←
31 Kelvin Templeton 22y 189d 80 (37-3-40 48.13%) 299 (3.74) ← ←
43 Norm Tivendale 23y 187d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
22 Ted Whitten 22y 23d 74 (32-1-41 43.92%) 69 (0.93) ← ←
40 Brian Wilson 17y 189d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) 4 (0.80) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 313d 1199 (512-24-663 43.70%) 1007 (0.84)
C Don McKenzie 40y 15d 22 (7-0-15 31.82%) ←

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.