1978 VFL Round 22: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1978 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 22 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Len Thompson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, H. Coles, G. Cooke, B. Denny, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, K. Roberts, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate, C. Woodman
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), A. Atkinson, S. Bond, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, R. Dunne, A. Ireland, R. Kink, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, T. Wight, K. Worthington
Melbourne (19.11.125) were defeated by Collingwood (24.12.156).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Flower (5), R. Biffin (4), R. Flower (2), G. Hutchison (2), A. Moir (2), B. Norsworthy (2), H. Coles, M. Wingate
Collingwood: P. Moore (4), A. Atkinson (3), L. Carlson (3), R. Dunne (3), M. Richardson (3), R. Kink (2), T. Shaw (2), P. Manassa, K. Morris, R. Shaw, L. Thompson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
40,285
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
19.11.125 - 24.12.156
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Collingwood | 8 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 7 | 24 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 12 | (156) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Cooke, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 11 | 298 | 207 | 91 | 62 | 32 | 37 | 33 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 56 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 12 | 280 | 194 | 86 | 62 | 26 | 33 | 37 | |||