1977 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1977 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1977 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. In the absence of Ken Fletcher, vice-captain Ron Andrews captained the hosts. Greg Wells captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Essendon
R. Andrews (capt.), B. Berry, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Fields, G. Foulds, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Muir, R. Newton, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson, G. Young

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), C. Aitken, G. Baker, R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, G. Hutchison, P. Keays, C. McKellar, A. Moir, T. Sullivan, C. Woodman

Essendon (19.10.124) defeated Melbourne (16.24.120).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Walsh (7), S. Madden (4), K. Roberts (3), M. Crow (2), P. Hickmott, L. Watson, G. Young
Melbourne: A. Dullard (3), H. Coles (2), R. Flower (2), C. McKellar (2), C. Woodman (2), L. Fowler, C. Graham, P. Hurst, G. Hutchison, A. Moir

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 14,529

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 19.10.124 - 16.24.120

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Essendon	5	.	7	11	.	8	13	.	8	19	.	10	19	.	10	(124)
Melbourne	1	.	4	7	.	9	11	.	19	16	.	24	16	.	24	(120)
Margin	ESSE by 27			ESSE by 23			ESSE by 1			ESSE by 4			ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Essendon), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Ron Andrews (Essendon), Greg Wells (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, G. James

Player Statistics

Essendon

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	FF	FA
4	Andrews, Ron (ac)	?	?	0	0	23	17	6	7	0	4	7
35	Berry, Bill	?	?	0	0	2	2	0	2	7	1	5
17	Boyd, Colin	?	?	0	0	14	11	3	4	0	1	2
15	Burdett, Geoff	?	?	0	0	12	6	6	2	0	2	4
39	Clarke, Neil	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Crow, Max	?	?	2	1	15	11	4	8	0	1	2
1	Fields, Neville	?	?	0	2	9	5	4	1	0	3	1
38	Foulds, Garry	?	?	0	4	16	13	3	3	0	5	2
23	Hickmott, Peter	?	?	1	0	22	16	6	5	0	6	5
27	Madden, Simon	?	?	4	0	16	10	6	5	29	3	5
42	Muir, Russell	?	?	0	0	14	4	10	0	0	4	1
2	Newton, Rob	?	?	0	0	10	10	0	4	0	0	1
6	Roberts, Ken	?	?	3	0	12	9	3	2	0	5	3
24	Robins, Stephen	?	?	0	1	22	18	4	3	0	2	2
36	Scanlon, Denis	?	?	0	0	12	10	2	3	0	2	2
26	Shaw, Robert	?	?	0	0	9	6	3	2	0	0	1
12	Walsh, Brian	?	?	7	0	21	18	3	3	0	4	0
22	Watson, Larry	?	?	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0
33	Wilson, Andy	?	?	0	1	21	14	7	2	2	2	2
29	Young, Gary	?	?	1	0	6	5	1	2	0	0	0
Rushed					1
Total (20 players)				19	10	258	187	71	58	38	47	45

Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	FF	FA
5	Aitken, Chris	?	?	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1	Baker, Garry	?	?	0	1	16	8	8	4	3	3	2
6	Brewer, Ross	?	?	0	6	13	10	3	3	0	1	2
13	Coles, Henry	?	?	2	1	26	16	10	4	0	5	7
21	Davis, Allan	?	?	0	1	12	11	1	2	0	2	1
28	Dullard, Anthony	?	?	3	2	7	7	0	4	0	1	4
2	Flower, Robert	?	?	2	1	20	12	8	3	0	3	3
9	Fowler, Laurie	?	?	1	2	20	17	3	3	1	4	2
22	Giampaolo, Frank	?	?	0	0	11	9	2	2	0	2	3
27	Graham, Colin	?	?	1	2	19	15	4	1	0	4	1
17	Grambeau, Shane	?	?	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
33	Hardeman, Gary	?	?	0	1	16	10	6	1	0	3	1
20	Hurst, Paul	?	?	1	0	14	9	5	0	1	2	5
43	Hutchison, Greg	?	?	1	2	14	9	5	2	0	2	4
16	Keays, Peter	?	?	0	2	20	17	3	2	0	2	2
10	McKellar, Craig	?	?	2	0	6	4	2	2	10	2	1
29	Moir, Andrew	?	?	1	0	19	16	3	5	0	3	2
4	Sullivan, Tony	?	?	0	0	22	20	2	3	0	2	5
11	Wells, Greg (c)	?	?	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
41	Woodman, Chris	?	?	2	0	11	6	5	1	1	4	2
Rushed					2
Total (20 players)				16	24	272	200	72	43	16	45	47

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

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