1979 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 75.9%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
46
Brownlow Leader(s):
Robert Flower (19)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Robert Flower (33)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Laurie Fowler
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Carl Ditterich
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Baker, Garry | #1 | 16 | R01, R08-R22 | 11 | |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 7 | R01-R02, R14-R17, R22 | 14 | |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 12 | R05-R08, R15-R22 | 10 | |
| Carman, Phil | #31 | 11 | R01-R06, R08-R09, R11, R14, R16 | 23 | |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 13 | R08-R18, R21-R22 | 7 | |
| Coles, Henry | #3 | 4 | R01-R04 | 2 | |
| Dellamarta, John | #33 | 2 | R04-R05 | 1 | |
| Denny, Barry | #7 | 5 | R05-R08, R17 | 0 | |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 17 | R01-R04, R06-R07, R10, R12-R16, R18-R22 | 6 | |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 5 | R10-R11, R15-R17 | 0 | |
| Durnan, Jim | #21 | 11 | R12-R22 | 1 | |
| Elliott, Bruce | #32 | 2 | R05-R06 | 0 | |
| Elliott, Glenn | #8 | 15 | R01-R03, R05-R06, R08-R09, R13-R15, R17-R18, R20-R22 | 11 | |
| Elliott, Robert | #6 | 17 | R02-R03, R05-R11, R14-R18, R20-R22 | 6 | |
| Elshaug, Tony | #50 | 2 | R21-R22 | 1 | |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 2 | R01-R02 | 3 | |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 21 | R01-R16, R18-R22 | 33 | |
| Flower, Tom | #34 | 6 | R08-R13 | 11 | |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 21 | R01-R04, R06-R22 | 0 | |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 19 | R01-R11, R14-R21 | 15 | |
| Giles, Peter | #45 | 11 | R09-R13, R17-R22 | 0 | |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 3 | R08-R09, R19 | 1 | |
| Grambeau, Shane | #17 | 10 | R01-R07, R10-R12 | 0 | |
| Gull, Stewart | #26 | 2 | R07, R11 | 1 | |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 13 | R01-R04, R07-R09, R13-R15, R18-R20 | 0 | |
| Healy, Gerard | #39 | 21 | R01-R17, R19-R22 | 10 | |
| Hunnibell, Graham | #5 | 6 | R04-R09 | 1 | |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 10 | R08-R10, R12, R17-R22 | 3 | |
| Martyn, Tony | #24 | 17 | R01-R04, R06-R07, R10-R17, R19, R21-R22 | 1 | |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 17 | R01-R07, R09-R13, R16, R18-R20, R22 | 25 | |
| Norsworthy, Barry | #12 | 2 | R04-R05 | 1 | |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 11 | R03, R05-R09, R11-R13, R19, R21 | 8 | |
| O'Keefe, Peter | #38 | 1 | R05 | 0 | |
| Richards, Kelvin | #25 | 2 | R03-R04 | 0 | |
| Roberts, Ken | #6 | 1 | R01 | 0 | |
| Seaton, Phil | #15 | 9 | R13-R20, R22 | 2 | |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 16 | R01-R03, R10-R22 | 15 | |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 7 | R01-R03, R10-R13 | 0 | |
| Thorne, Peter | #40 | 6 | R07, R15-R18, R20 | 9 | |
| Wallace, John | #48 | 2 | R03, R09 | 0 | |
| Walters, Robert | #16 | 12 | R04-R07, R13-R16, R18-R21 | 22 | |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 22 | R01-R22 | 24 | |
| Whitford, Don | #27 | 6 | R04-R08, R17 | 2 | |
| Whitfort, Ken | #22 | 9 | R10-R12, R14, R18-R22 | 5 | |
| Wingate, Maurice | #18 | 10 | R01-R02, R04-R10, R12 | 6 | |
| Woodman, Chris | #41 | 6 | R02-R04, R12-R14 | 4 |
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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) | |||
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| Ditterich, Carl | 21 | 6 | -0- | 15 | R01-R07, R09-R22 |
| Davis, Frank | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R08 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MEL by 12 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 39 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 7 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 25/04/1979 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MEL by 10 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 14 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 23 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 82 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 43 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 45 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 20 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 14 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 39 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 51 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 44 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MEL by 13 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 79 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 190 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MEL by 29 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 22 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 72 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MEL by 65 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 51 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
Internal Links
- Season (1979): Click here
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