1977 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1977 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 85.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Chris | #5 | 3 | 0 | R04-06 |
| Alves, Mark | #39 | 4 | 1 | R16-19 |
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 17 | 18 | R01-10, R13, R15-20 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 12 | 20 | R01-03, R09-16, R22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #6 | 19 | 26 | R01-05, R07-11, R13, R15-22 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 3 | 4 | R20-22 |
| Campbell, Des | #5 | 8 | 4 | R03, R11-14, R20-22 |
| Carroll, Ted | #37 | 10 | 3 | R01, R06, R12-19 |
| Coles, Henry | #13 | 14 | 22 | R01-05, R08, R11, R14-19, R22 |
| Cook, Brian | #20 | 4 | 0 | R11-14 |
| Cumming, Daryl | #15 | 10 | 7 | R07-13, R15, R20-21 |
| Davis, Allan | #21 | 20 | 10 | R01-06, R08-18, R20-22 |
| Denny, Barry | #7 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R20-21 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 18 | 24 | R03-20 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 8 | 5 | R07, R14-20 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 20 | 23 | R02-12, R14-22 |
| Flower, Tom | #34 | 11 | 8 | R06-13, R20-22 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 17 | 12 | R01-10, R12-17, R19 |
| Giampaolo, Frank | #22 | 12 | 2 | R01-06, R12-15, R20-21 |
| Graham, Colin | #27 | 20 | 20 | R01-18, R21-22 |
| Grambeau, Shane | #17 | 19 | 0 | R03-19, R21-22 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 11 | 0 | R06-14, R20-21 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 21 | 10 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Hurst, Paul | #20 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 12 | 1 | R01-10, R20-21 |
| Johnston, Peter | #8 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R18-19, R22 |
| Keays, Peter | #16 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R12, R16, R20-22 |
| Lyons, Marty | #12 | 4 | 4 | R01, R05-07 |
| Marchant, Brett | #48 | 4 | 0 | R16-19 |
| McKellar, Craig | #10 | 18 | 7 | R01-12, R16-19, R21-22 |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Norsworthy, Barry | #12 | 6 | 5 | R13-14, R16-19 |
| O'Keefe, Peter | #38 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Osborne, Graham | #24 | 13 | 6 | R06-15, R20-22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 11 | 10 | R07-11, R14-15, R17-19, R22 |
| Sparks, John | #26 | 5 | 4 | R02, R19-22 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R09-11, R14-22 |
| Tippett, Barry | #3 | 7 | 6 | R06-11, R13 |
| Walters, Robert | #32 | 1 | 1 | R12 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 21 | 23 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Wingate, Maurice | #18 | 5 | 0 | R16-19, R22 |
| Woodman, Chris | #41 | 6 | 6 | R01-05, R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilton, Bob | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 69 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 11/04/1977 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 23/04/1977 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 48 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 5 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 12 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 13/06/1977 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 6 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 51 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 51 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 67 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 62 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 71 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 11 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Bob Skilton | Greg Wells |
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.