1975 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 93.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): Stan Alves (19)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Greg Wells (32)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Laurie Fowler

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Stan Alves
Vice-Captain(s): Gary Hardeman

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alves, Stan #15 20 R01-R03, R06-R22 26
Baker, Garry #1 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, R17-R18, R20 15
Barham, Billy #31 3 R10-R12 2
Biffin, Ray #19 19 R04-R22 7
Brewer, Ross #6 14 R01-R11, R15, R21-R22 28
Campbell, Des #5 18 R02, R04-R11, R14-R22 6
Carroll, Ted #37 7 R02-R04, R06-R07, R13, R20 2
Chamberlain, Neil #14 1 R14 0
Clark, Denis #17 16 R01, R04-R09, R11-R14, R17-R21 3
Coles, Henry #13 9 R12-R14, R16-R21 9
Delmenico, Wayne #24 14 R01-R14 0
Ditterich, Carl #10 12 R01-R03, R08-R11, R18-R22 18
Dullard, Anthony #28 19 R01-R08, R11-R16, R18-R22 4
Fitzsimmons, Shane #23 10 R09-R10, R15-R22 7
Flower, Robert #2 20 R01-R14, R17-R22 14
Fowler, Laurie #9 22 R01-R22 0
Giampaolo, Frank #22 12 R01-R04, R14-R21 17
Graham, Colin #50 2 R15-R16 0
Guy, Gary #26 15 R01-R15 5
Hardeman, Gary #33 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 31
Hurst, Paul #20 16 R01-R08, R11-R17, R19 5
Hutchison, Greg #52 1 R22 0
Keays, Peter #16 10 R09-R17, R22 0
Keenan, Peter #8 19 R01-R10, R14-R22 21
Kelly, David #36 1 R12 0
Lyons, Marty #12 19 R01-R19 12
Molloy, Graham #21 2 R10, R13 0
Osborne, Graham #7 10 R01, R04-R09, R11-R12, R16 1
Ough, Barry #25 1 R15 0
Owens, Mal #34 1 R03 0
Smith, Kim #32 4 R01-R03, R05 3
Smith, Ray #43 10 R13-R22 1
Smith, Steven #35 22 R01-R22 24
Sparks, John #40 4 R05, R16, R21-R22 4
Sullivan, Tony #4 15 R01-R04, R06-R10, R17-R22 0
Tilbrook, Jim #18 2 R12-R13 0
Walley, Glenn #46 1 R22 1
Wells, Greg #11 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 32
Wilkins, Terry #38 11 R05-R06, R14-R22 1

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Skilton, Bob 22 9 -0- 13 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
05/04/1975 Round 1 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 11 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
12/04/1975 Round 2 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 2 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
19/04/1975 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 17 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
25/04/1975 Round 4 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 53 Bob Skilton Gary Hardeman
03/05/1975 Round 5 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 55 Bob Skilton Gary Hardeman
10/05/1975 Round 6 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 65 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
17/05/1975 Round 7 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 54 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
24/05/1975 Round 8 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 29 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
31/05/1975 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 11 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
07/06/1975 Round 10 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 6 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
16/06/1975 Round 11 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 22 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
21/06/1975 Round 12 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 39 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
28/06/1975 Round 13 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 34 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
05/07/1975 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 52 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
12/07/1975 Round 15 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 25 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
19/07/1975 Round 16 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 12 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
26/07/1975 Round 17 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 16 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
02/08/1975 Round 18 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 37 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
09/08/1975 Round 19 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 38 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
16/08/1975 Round 20 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 11 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
23/08/1975 Round 21 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 6 Bob Skilton Stan Alves
30/08/1975 Round 22 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 1 Bob Skilton Stan Alves