1978 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 69.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 12 | 25 | R01-02, R06, R08-09, R16-22 |
| Brewer, Ross | #6 | 13 | 21 | R02-07, R09-15 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 8 | 4 | R01, R03-06, R11-13 |
| Code, David | #44 | 6 | 1 | R06-09, R12-13 |
| Coles, Henry | #13 | 21 | 33 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Cooke, Gary | #36 | 7 | 3 | R15-16, R18-22 |
| Denny, Barry | #7 | 13 | 3 | R01-02, R06-08, R10, R12, R16, R18-22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 19 | 6 | R02-20 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 17 | 4 | R02-11, R13-19 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Flower, Tom | #34 | 9 | 9 | R14-22 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 15 | 1 | R01-11, R15, R20-22 |
| Garratt, Peter | #31 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 12 | 0 | R04-05, R09, R14-22 |
| Graham, Colin | #27 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| Grambeau, Shane | #17 | 17 | 0 | R01, R04-19 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 9 | 1 | R01-03, R13-15, R20-22 |
| Hunnibell, Graham | #5 | 4 | 1 | R07-10 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 21 | 6 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Johnston, Peter | #8 | 19 | 31 | R01-16, R18, R21-22 |
| May, Tony | #33 | 2 | 1 | R03, R06 |
| McKellar, Craig | #10 | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 |
| McKeon, Mark | #26 | 6 | 0 | R14-19 |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 18 | 13 | R01-08, R10, R12-13, R16-22 |
| Norsworthy, Barry | #12 | 13 | 12 | R01, R07-09, R12-14, R17-22 |
| O'Dwyer, Des | #27 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Rea, Mick | #49 | 3 | 1 | R16-17, R19 |
| Richards, Kelvin | #24 | 3 | 0 | R03-05 |
| Roberts, Ken | #10 | 11 | 16 | R10-14, R17-22 |
| Seaton, Phil | #15 | 9 | 3 | R01-07, R10-11 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 22 | 17 | R01-22 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 11 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R09-12, R20-22 |
| Thompson, Paul | #47 | 6 | 0 | R12-17 |
| Thorne, Peter | #40 | 8 | 9 | R02-04, R07-11 |
| Tippett, Barry | #3 | 6 | 1 | R08-09, R11-13, R15 |
| Walters, Robert | #16 | 3 | 5 | R02, R07-08 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 20 | 17 | R01-09, R11-14, R16-22 |
| Whitfort, Ken | #22 | 3 | 3 | R01, R10-11 |
| Wingate, Maurice | #18 | 13 | 3 | R10-22 |
| Woodman, Chris | #41 | 8 | 4 | R02, R12-15, R20-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, Dennis | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1978 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 79 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 08/04/1978 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 10 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 15/04/1978 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 13 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 22/04/1978 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 25/04/1978 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 71 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 06/05/1978 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 63 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 13/05/1978 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 20/05/1978 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 76 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 27/05/1978 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 05/06/1978 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 70 | Dennis Jones | unknown |
| 17/06/1978 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 60 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 24/06/1978 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 01/07/1978 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 80 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 08/07/1978 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 68 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 15/07/1978 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 89 | Dennis Jones | unknown |
| 22/07/1978 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 29/07/1978 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 52 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 05/08/1978 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 12/08/1978 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 113 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 19/08/1978 | Round 20 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 26/08/1978 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 21 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |
| 02/09/1978 | Round 22 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 31 | Dennis Jones | Greg Wells |