1978 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 94.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken Fletcher
Vice-Captain:
Ron Andrews
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Simon Madden
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos, Robert | #11 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 9 | 1 | R01-05, R08-11 |
| Bell, Greg | #28 | 1 | 1 | R20 |
| Bennett, Peter | #38 | 14 | 4 | R05-06, R08-11, R13-16, R18, R20-22 |
| Besanko, Neil | #30 | 14 | 0 | R08-20, R22 |
| Boyd, Colin | #17 | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R12-15, R18, R21 |
| Burdett, Geoff | #7 | 20 | 37 | R01-02, R04-21 |
| Cahill, Terry | #20 | 15 | 10 | R01-05, R07, R09-10, R14-17, R20-22 |
| Clarke, Neil | #39 | 4 | 0 | R18-21 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 4 | 6 | R01-03, R17 |
| Crow, Max | #31 | 21 | 14 | R02-22 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 20 | 46 | R01, R03-17, R19-22 |
| Davis, Allan | #29 | 18 | 15 | R01-13, R15-17, R19, R22 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 21 | 1 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 3 | 0 | R16-17, R19 |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 16 | 1 | R01, R03-14, R16, R21-22 |
| Jones, Bernie | #14 | 13 | 11 | R01-09, R11, R15, R18-19 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 22 | 40 | R01-22 |
| Mansfield, Ken | #13 | 7 | 4 | R06, R08, R11-12, R18-20 |
| Marsh, Ian | #37 | 18 | 1 | R01-13, R15-17, R21-22 |
| McDonald, Paul | #43 | 4 | 2 | R06-07, R18, R20 |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 2 | 0 | R01, R22 |
| Mihocek, Jack | #8 | 8 | 4 | R06-11, R19-20 |
| Muir, Russell | #42 | 14 | 0 | R03-15, R17 |
| Neagle, Merv | #34 | 14 | 4 | R02-07, R09-10, R12-16, R22 |
| Newton, Rob | #2 | 4 | 0 | R11-13, R18 |
| Primmer, Wayne | #15 | 20 | 47 | R01-11, R13-20, R22 |
| Redenbach, Michael | #3 | 3 | 0 | R14, R16, R21 |
| Robins, Stephen | #24 | 18 | 12 | R01-04, R06-08, R11-15, R17-22 |
| Scanlon, Denis | #36 | 12 | 0 | R01-02, R07, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Shaw, Robert | #26 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Sheldon, Michael | #12 | 6 | 3 | R02-05, R21-22 |
| Taubert, Steven | #16 | 11 | 5 | R02-05, R10, R12, R14, R16-17, R20-21 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 17 | 33 | R06-22 |
| Walsh, Brian | #1 | 6 | 2 | R01, R12, R17-20 |
| Watson, Larry | #22 | 6 | 0 | R16, R18-22 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 19 | 11 | R01-10, R12-15, R17-19, R21-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Barry | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 67 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 29/04/1978 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 6 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 42 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 03/06/1978 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 29 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 39 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 26 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.