1978 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1978 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Code, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, G. Hunnibell, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, B. Norsworthy, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, P. Thorne, B. Tippett
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Besanko, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, B. Jones, S. Madden, I. Marsh, J. Mihocek, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Johnston (4), P. Thorne (2), R. Flower, S. Smith
Essendon: G. Burdett (4), A. Davis (3), T. Daniher (2), S. Madden (2), B. Jones, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, P. Vander Haar
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
28,231
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Code, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tippett, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 341 | 228 | 113 | 65 | 20 | 43 | 41 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Mihocek, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | 364 | 264 | 100 | 91 | 26 | 41 | 43 | |||