1978 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1978 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1978 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.