1976 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1976 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1976 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
Graham Moss captained the visitors with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Guy, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, C. McKellar, G. Osborne, R. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, G. Blethyn, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, R. Close, R. Ellen, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, P. McDonald, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, T. Tyler, B. Walsh
Melbourne (15.14.104) were defeated by Essendon (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Davis (6), R. Biffin (3), A. Dullard (2), G. Wells (2), S. Alves, G. Guy
Essendon: G. Moss (5), G. Blethyn (4), G. Parkes (3), R. Andrews (2), S. Madden (2), S. Robins, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,009
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 21 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry,
G. Williams
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Carroll, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Guy, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | 276 | 205 | 71 | 68 | 9 | 30 | 40 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | McDonald, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 299 | 231 | 68 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 28 | |||