1979 Games · 1979 Player Statistics

Melbourne 167 – 154 Sydney

← · 1979 · Round 15 · 14/07/1979 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 15036 · →

Melbourne 5.3.339.11.6517.17.11924.23.167
Sydney 4.5.2910.5.6518.8.11624.10.154
Qrt margin ME by 4LevelME by 3ME by 13
Qrt scores ME 33-29SY 36-32ME 54-51ME 48-38
Field umpires Paul Serong (1), John Morgan (49)

Melbourne Match Statistics (167) — 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 9 6 8 17 19 3 4
19 Ray Biffin 13 7 3 16 2 3 2 1
14 Michael Byrne 4 3 7 11 1 8 1 1
12 Cameron Clayton 19 5 7 26 2 2 3 1
10 Carl Ditterich 6 2 4 10 8
28 Anthony Dullard 10 6 7 17 1 2 3
21 Jim Durnan 6 1 1 7
8 Glenn Elliott 21 9 12 33 1 2 1 2
6 Robert Elliott 9 2 2 11 2 3
2 Robert Flower 17 8 13 30 2 4 1 2
9 Laurie Fowler 14 1 2 16 3
20 Graham Gaunt 15 6 10 25 1 2 3
30 Peter Hamilton 8 5 4 12 2 2
39 Gerard Healy 9 3 2 11 4 1 1
24 Tony Martyn 1 1
15 Phil Seaton 19 5 2 21 1 2 3
35 Steven Smith 5 3 8 1 1
40 Peter Thorne 18 5 6 24 6 3 3 1
16 Robert Walters 2 4 6
11 Greg Wells 26 9 7 33 4 2 4
Totals 231831043352422362728
Opposition 2037598301249282827

Sydney Match Statistics (154) — Coach: Ian Stewart

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 16 5 6 22 1 1
11 Mark Browning 9 4 1 10 1 1
49 Wayne Carroll 8 4 2 10 1 1
13 Graham Dempster 6 3 1 7 1 2 1
12 Neville Fields 19 9 28 2 3 3
4 Jon Hummel 10 1 2 12 1 1
34 Max Kruse 7 3 2 9 2 1
29 David McLeish 7 6 5 12
35 Peter Morrison 16 11 12 28 2 1 1
32 Paul Morwood 17 5 4 21 1 4 3 2
21 Tony Morwood 12 11 3 15 8 1 2
19 Terry ONeill 6 2 6 12 1 2
16 Ricky Quade 2 1 3 5 1
5 John Rantall 11 6 3 14 2
17 Ian Roberts 8 1 6 14 2 1 3
25 Barry Round 8 5 10 18 1 9 3 3
2 Len Thompson 10 2 9 19 3 18 3 2
39 Garry Williams 3 1 2 5 2
26 Stephen Wright 14 8 22 1 6 2
30 Shane Zantuck 14 4 4 18 1 1 1
Totals 2037598301249282827
Opposition 231831043352422362728

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 112d 106 (30-1-75 28.77%) 98 (0.92) 92 (25-0-67 27.17%) 89 (0.97)
19 Ray Biffin 30y 69d 167 (62-1-104 37.43%) 120 (0.72) ← ←
14 Michael Byrne 20y 224d 16 (3-0-13 18.75%) 13 (0.81) ← ←
12 Cameron Clayton 22y 159d 65 (35-1-29 54.62%) 22 (0.34) 8 (2-0-6 25.00%) 2 (0.25)
10 Carl Ditterich 33y 277d 267 (135-3-129 51.12%) 197 (0.74) 64 (19-0-45 29.69%) 41 (0.64)
28 Anthony Dullard 24y 1d 94 (27-0-67 28.72%) 46 (0.49) ← ←
21 Jim Durnan 19y 87d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) ← ←
8 Glenn Elliott 28y 333d 148 (69-2-77 47.30%) 75 (0.51) 10 (2-0-8 20.00%) 6 (0.60)
6 Robert Elliott 26y 76d 71 (23-3-45 34.51%) 21 (0.30) 11 (2-0-9 18.18%) 6 (0.55)
2 Robert Flower 23y 343d 127 (39-0-88 30.71%) 123 (0.97) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 27y 197d 139 (69-0-70 49.64%) 24 (0.17) 90 (33-0-57 36.67%) 17 (0.19)
20 Graham Gaunt 25y 346d 44 (20-1-23 46.59%) 18 (0.41) 25 (7-0-18 28.00%) 10 (0.40)
30 Peter Hamilton 22y 270d 34 (11-0-23 32.35%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
39 Gerard Healy 18y 135d 15 (4-0-11 26.67%) 9 (0.60) ← ←
24 Tony Martyn 22y 127d 12 (4-0-8 33.33%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
15 Phil Seaton 22y 191d 12 (4-0-8 33.33%) 4 (0.33) ← ←
35 Steven Smith 23y 53d 100 (33-0-67 33.00%) 97 (0.97) ← ←
40 Peter Thorne 19y 171d 10 (4-0-6 40.00%) 15 (1.50) ← ←
16 Robert Walters 23y 243d 11 (4-0-7 36.36%) 15 (1.36) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 29y 38d 205 (68-1-136 33.41%) 241 (1.18) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 191d 1647 (645-13-989 39.56%) 1140 (0.69)
C Carl Ditterich 33y 277d 14 (4-0-10 28.57%) ←

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 30y 280d 168 (64-1-103 38.39%) 101 (0.60) ← ←
11 Mark Browning 22y 226d 89 (31-1-57 35.39%) 57 (0.64) ← ←
49 Wayne Carroll 21y 114d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
13 Graham Dempster 24y 181d 63 (23-1-39 37.30%) 24 (0.38) ← ←
12 Neville Fields 27y 235d 163 (68-1-94 42.02%) 170 (1.04) 28 (11-0-17 39.29%) 36 (1.29)
4 Jon Hummel 22y 164d 20 (6-1-13 32.50%) 27 (1.35) 11 (1-0-10 9.09%) 20 (1.82)
34 Max Kruse 20y 258d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 4 (1.33) ← ←
29 David McLeish 29y 143d 200 (69-1-130 34.75%) 22 (0.11) ← ←
35 Peter Morrison 23y 88d 65 (30-1-34 46.92%) 63 (0.97) 64 (30-1-33 47.66%) 63 (0.98)
32 Paul Morwood 20y 134d 19 (7-0-12 36.84%) 17 (0.89) ← ←
21 Tony Morwood 19y 58d 30 (9-0-21 30.00%) 56 (1.87) ← ←
19 Terry ONeill 23y 34d 69 (29-1-39 42.75%) 13 (0.19) ← ←
16 Ricky Quade 28y 322d 149 (47-2-100 32.21%) 103 (0.69) ← ←
5 John Rantall 35y 217d 324 (130-3-191 40.59%) 10 (0.03) 254 (87-2-165 34.65%) 8 (0.03)
17 Ian Roberts 22y 102d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 2 (0.67) ← ←
25 Barry Round 29y 169d 208 (96-2-110 46.63%) 189 (0.91) 73 (32-1-40 44.52%) 53 (0.73)
2 Len Thompson 31y 321d 281 (172-2-107 61.57%) 244 (0.87) 13 (4-0-9 30.77%) 27 (2.08)
39 Garry Williams 22y 239d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) ← ←
26 Stephen Wright 18y 130d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
30 Shane Zantuck 24y 55d 50 (21-1-28 43.00%) 31 (0.62) 45 (18-1-26 41.11%) 28 (0.62)
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 338d 1912 (806-18-1088 42.63%) 1135 (0.59)
C Ian Stewart 36y 0d 63 (27-1-35 43.65%) 60 (26-1-33 44.17%)

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.