1977 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 11th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 85.0%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 42
Brownlow Leader(s): Gary Hardeman (27)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ross Brewer (26)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Robert Flower

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Greg Wells
Vice-Captain(s): Ray Biffin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Aitken, Chris #5 3 R04-R06 0
Alves, Mark #39 4 R16-R19 1
Baker, Garry #1 17 R01-R10, R13, R15-R20 18
Biffin, Ray #19 12 R01-R03, R09-R16, R22 20
Brewer, Ross #6 19 R01-R05, R07-R11, R13, R15-R22 26
Byrne, Michael #14 3 R20-R22 4
Campbell, Des #5 8 R03, R11-R14, R20-R22 4
Carroll, Ted #37 10 R01, R06, R12-R19 3
Coles, Henry #13 14 R01-R05, R08, R11, R14-R19, R22 22
Cook, Brian #20 4 R11-R14 0
Cumming, Daryl #15 10 R07-R13, R15, R20-R21 7
Davis, Allan #21 20 R01-R06, R08-R18, R20-R22 10
Denny, Barry #7 4 R01-R02, R20-R21 0
Dullard, Anthony #28 18 R03-R20 24
Fitzsimmons, Shane #23 8 R07, R14-R20 5
Flower, Robert #2 20 R02-R12, R14-R22 23
Flower, Tom #34 11 R06-R13, R20-R22 8
Fowler, Laurie #9 17 R01-R10, R12-R17, R19 12
Giampaolo, Frank #22 12 R01-R06, R12-R15, R20-R21 2
Graham, Colin #27 20 R01-R18, R21-R22 20
Grambeau, Shane #17 19 R03-R19, R21-R22 0
Hamilton, Peter #30 11 R06-R14, R20-R21 0
Hardeman, Gary #33 21 R01-R15, R17-R22 10
Hurst, Paul #20 2 R04-R05 1
Hutchison, Greg #43 12 R01-R10, R20-R21 1
Johnston, Peter #8 5 R01-R02, R18-R19, R22 1
Keays, Peter #16 10 R01-R05, R12, R16, R20-R22 0
Lyons, Marty #12 4 R01, R05-R07 4
Marchant, Brett #48 4 R16-R19 0
McKellar, Craig #10 18 R01-R12, R16-R19, R21-R22 7
Moir, Andrew #29 5 R01-R05 2
Norsworthy, Barry #12 6 R13-R14, R16-R19 5
O'Keefe, Peter #38 2 R07-R08 0
Osborne, Graham #24 13 R06-R15, R20-R22 6
Smith, Steven #35 11 R07-R11, R14-R15, R17-R19, R22 10
Sparks, John #26 5 R02, R19-R22 4
Sullivan, Tony #4 18 R01-R06, R09-R11, R14-R22 0
Tippett, Barry #3 7 R06-R11, R13 6
Walters, Robert #32 1 R12 1
Wells, Greg #11 21 R01-R04, R06-R22 23
Wingate, Maurice #18 5 R16-R19, R22 0
Woodman, Chris #41 6 R01-R05, R15 6

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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 5 -0- 17 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/04/1977 Round 1 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 69 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
11/04/1977 Round 2 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 21 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
16/04/1977 Round 3 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 3 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
23/04/1977 Round 4 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 4 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
30/04/1977 Round 5 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 29 Bob Skilton unknown
07/05/1977 Round 6 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 50 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
14/05/1977 Round 7 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 20 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
21/05/1977 Round 8 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 48 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
28/05/1977 Round 9 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 5 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
04/06/1977 Round 10 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 12 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
13/06/1977 Round 11 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 33 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
18/06/1977 Round 12 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 6 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
25/06/1977 Round 13 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 51 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
02/07/1977 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 11 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
09/07/1977 Round 15 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 51 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
16/07/1977 Round 16 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 19 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
23/07/1977 Round 17 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 26 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
30/07/1977 Round 18 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 67 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
06/08/1977 Round 19 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 62 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
13/08/1977 Round 20 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 71 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
20/08/1977 Round 21 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 11 Bob Skilton Greg Wells
27/08/1977 Round 22 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 14 Bob Skilton Greg Wells