1975 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1975 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1975 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 20 | 26 | R01-03, R06-22 |
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 16 | 15 | R01-05, R07-14, R17-18, R20 |
| Barham, Billy | #31 | 3 | 2 | R10-12 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 19 | 7 | R04-22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #6 | 14 | 28 | R01-11, R15, R21-22 |
| Campbell, Des | #5 | 18 | 6 | R02, R04-11, R14-22 |
| Carroll, Ted | #37 | 7 | 2 | R02-04, R06-07, R13, R20 |
| Chamberlain, Neil | #14 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Clark, Denis | #17 | 16 | 3 | R01, R04-09, R11-14, R17-21 |
| Coles, Henry | #13 | 9 | 9 | R12-14, R16-21 |
| Delmenico, Wayne | #24 | 14 | 0 | R01-14 |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 12 | 18 | R01-03, R08-11, R18-22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 19 | 4 | R01-08, R11-16, R18-22 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 10 | 7 | R09-10, R15-22 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 20 | 14 | R01-14, R17-22 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Giampaolo, Frank | #22 | 12 | 17 | R01-04, R14-21 |
| Graham, Colin | #50 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Guy, Gary | #26 | 15 | 5 | R01-15 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 21 | 31 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Hurst, Paul | #20 | 16 | 5 | R01-08, R11-17, R19 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #52 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Keays, Peter | #16 | 10 | 0 | R09-17, R22 |
| Keenan, Peter | #8 | 19 | 21 | R01-10, R14-22 |
| Kelly, David | #36 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Lyons, Marty | #12 | 19 | 12 | R01-19 |
| Molloy, Graham | #21 | 2 | 0 | R10, R13 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 10 | 1 | R01, R04-09, R11-12, R16 |
| Ough, Barry | #25 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Owens, Mal | #34 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Smith, Kim | #32 | 4 | 3 | R01-03, R05 |
| Smith, Ray | #43 | 10 | 1 | R13-22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 22 | 24 | R01-22 |
| Sparks, John | #40 | 4 | 4 | R05, R16, R21-22 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10, R17-22 |
| Tilbrook, Jim | #18 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Walley, Glenn | #46 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 21 | 32 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Wilkins, Terry | #38 | 11 | 1 | R05-06, R14-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilton, Bob | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1975 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 12/04/1975 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 19/04/1975 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 25/04/1975 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 53 | Bob Skilton | Gary Hardeman |
| 03/05/1975 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 55 | Bob Skilton | Gary Hardeman |
| 10/05/1975 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 65 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 17/05/1975 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 54 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 24/05/1975 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 31/05/1975 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 07/06/1975 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 16/06/1975 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 22 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 21/06/1975 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 39 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 28/06/1975 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 34 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 05/07/1975 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 52 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 12/07/1975 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 25 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 19/07/1975 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 12 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 26/07/1975 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 16 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 02/08/1975 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 09/08/1975 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 38 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 16/08/1975 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 23/08/1975 | Round 21 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |
| 30/08/1975 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Bob Skilton | Stan Alves |