1977 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1977 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (eight as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. The Melbourne Reserves were defeated by the Footscray Reserves in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-9, P%: 97.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Footscray (R) (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Frank | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-12, R14-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | SMLR by 38 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 11/04/1977 | Round 2 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 34 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 99 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 23/04/1977 | Round 4 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 12 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 1 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 35 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 18 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 13 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 6 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 23 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 13/06/1977 | Round 11 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | LOSS | COLR by 27 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 20 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| Round 13 | Footscray (R) | HOME | CANCELLED | ||||
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 8 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 28 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 7 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 38 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 5 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 65 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | LOSS | STKR by 20 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 15 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | LOSS | COLR by 28 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 03/09/1977 | Elimination Final | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 52 | Frank Davis | unknown |