1978 VFL Round 20: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1978 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Ken Fletcher, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden captained the hosts.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Amos, G. Bell, P. Bennett, N. Besanko, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, N. Clarke, M. Crow, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, K. Mansfield, P. McDonald, J. Mihocek, W. Primmer, S. Robins, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, L. Watson
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, H. Coles, G. Cooke, B. Denny, A. Dullard, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, K. Roberts, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate, C. Woodman
Essendon (19.16.130) were defeated by Melbourne (21.10.136).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (4), G. Burdett (3), T. Daniher (3), P. Bennett (2), S. Robins (2), G. Bell, K. Mansfield, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh
Melbourne: R. Flower (4), A. Moir (4), H. Coles (3), C. Woodman (3), A. Dullard (2), R. Biffin, G. Cooke, G. Hutchison, B. Norsworthy, K. Roberts
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
11,872
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 10 | (136) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | ESSE by 13 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (ac) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | McDonald, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Mihocek, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 16 | 279 | 208 | 71 | 57 | 31 | 53 | 42 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Cooke, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 10 | 284 | 236 | 48 | 87 | 22 | 42 | 53 | |||