1977 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1977 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-1-14, P%: 82.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken Fletcher
Vice-Captain:
Ron Andrews
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 14 | 5 | R01-12, R14-15 |
| Bell, Greg | #28 | 12 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-09, R11, R18-21 |
| Berry, Bill | #35 | 4 | 1 | R03-04, R13-14 |
| Boyd, Colin | #17 | 19 | 0 | R02-04, R06-10, R12-22 |
| Burdett, Geoff | #15 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Cahill, Terry | #20 | 4 | 5 | R01-03, R06 |
| Clarke, Neil | #39 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R12-15 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 17 | 12 | R01-02, R07-19, R21-22 |
| Crow, Max | #31 | 20 | 38 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-22 |
| Early, Phillip | #25 | 10 | 3 | R12-19, R21-22 |
| Ellen, Russell | #30 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Fields, Neville | #1 | 15 | 18 | R01-07, R10-11, R14, R16-19, R22 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 18 | 10 | R05-22 |
| Foulds, Garry | #38 | 21 | 9 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Hartigan, Dean | #41 | 3 | 0 | R05, R08, R10 |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 10 | 3 | R05-09, R18-22 |
| Hickmott, Peter | #23 | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R04-06, R15, R18, R21 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 20 | 33 | R01-12, R15-22 |
| Mansfield, Ken | #13 | 11 | 7 | R01-03, R11-14, R16-17, R20, R22 |
| Marsh, Ian | #37 | 7 | 0 | R03, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Mattson, Don | #44 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| McDonald, Paul | #43 | 3 | 2 | R18-20 |
| Mihocek, Jack | #8 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R11 |
| Muir, Russell | #42 | 15 | 0 | R04, R07-09, R12-22 |
| Neagle, Merv | #34 | 7 | 2 | R03, R10-15 |
| Newton, Rob | #2 | 10 | 0 | R04-06, R09-11, R16-17, R21-22 |
| Primmer, Wayne | #15 | 10 | 11 | R07-12, R15, R18, R20-21 |
| Roberts, Ken | #6 | 21 | 28 | R01-20, R22 |
| Robins, Stephen | #24 | 20 | 11 | R01-16, R19-22 |
| Scanlon, Denis | #36 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Shaw, Robert | #26 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-06 |
| Taubert, Steven | #16 | 15 | 9 | R05-11, R15-22 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 18 | 19 | R05-22 |
| Walsh, Brian | #12 | 16 | 32 | R04-13, R15-17, R20-22 |
| Watson, Larry | #22 | 8 | 1 | R02, R04-06, R13-14, R16-17 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 16 | 16 | R07-22 |
| Wilson, Andy | #33 | 17 | 11 | R01-10, R12-14, R17-20 |
| Young, Gary | #29 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R12-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 22 | 7 | -1- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 32 | Bill Stephen | Ron Andrews |
| 09/04/1977 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 77 | Bill Stephen | Ron Andrews |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 51 | Bill Stephen | Ron Andrews |
| 23/04/1977 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Bill Stephen | Ron Andrews |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 100 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 13/06/1977 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 106 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 11 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 35 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 64 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 38 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.