1977 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1977 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |