1979 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1979 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 75.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 16 | 11 | R01, R08-22 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 7 | 14 | R01-02, R14-17, R22 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 12 | 10 | R05-08, R15-22 |
| Carman, Phil | #31 | 11 | 23 | R01-06, R08-09, R11, R14, R16 |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 13 | 7 | R08-18, R21-22 |
| Coles, Henry | #3 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Dellamarta, John | #33 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Denny, Barry | #7 | 5 | 0 | R05-08, R17 |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 17 | 6 | R01-04, R06-07, R10, R12-16, R18-22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 5 | 0 | R10-11, R15-17 |
| Durnan, Jim | #21 | 11 | 1 | R12-22 |
| Elliott, Bruce | #32 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Elliott, Glenn | #8 | 15 | 11 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-09, R13-15, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Elliott, Robert | #6 | 17 | 6 | R02-03, R05-11, R14-18, R20-22 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #50 | 2 | 1 | R21-22 |
| Fitzsimmons, Shane | #23 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 21 | 33 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Flower, Tom | #34 | 6 | 11 | R08-13 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 21 | 0 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 19 | 15 | R01-11, R14-21 |
| Giles, Peter | #45 | 11 | 0 | R09-13, R17-22 |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 3 | 1 | R08-09, R19 |
| Grambeau, Shane | #17 | 10 | 0 | R01-07, R10-12 |
| Gull, Stewart | #26 | 2 | 1 | R07, R11 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R07-09, R13-15, R18-20 |
| Healy, Gerard | #39 | 21 | 10 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Hunnibell, Graham | #5 | 6 | 1 | R04-09 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 10 | 3 | R08-10, R12, R17-22 |
| Martyn, Tony | #24 | 17 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-17, R19, R21-22 |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 17 | 25 | R01-07, R09-13, R16, R18-20, R22 |
| Norsworthy, Barry | #12 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 11 | 8 | R03, R05-09, R11-13, R19, R21 |
| O'Keefe, Peter | #38 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Richards, Kelvin | #25 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Roberts, Ken | #6 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Seaton, Phil | #15 | 9 | 2 | R13-20, R22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 16 | 15 | R01-03, R10-22 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R10-13 |
| Thorne, Peter | #40 | 6 | 9 | R07, R15-18, R20 |
| Wallace, John | #48 | 2 | 0 | R03, R09 |
| Walters, Robert | #16 | 12 | 22 | R04-07, R13-16, R18-21 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 22 | 24 | R01-22 |
| Whitford, Don | #27 | 6 | 2 | R04-08, R17 |
| Whitfort, Ken | #22 | 9 | 5 | R10-12, R14, R18-22 |
| Wingate, Maurice | #18 | 10 | 6 | R01-02, R04-10, R12 |
| Woodman, Chris | #41 | 6 | 4 | R02-04, R12-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditterich, Carl | 21 | 6 | -0- | 15 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Davis, Frank | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R08 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 25/04/1979 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 10 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 14 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 82 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 43 | Frank Davis | unknown |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 45 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 20 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 39 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 51 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 44 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 13 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 79 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 190 | Carl Ditterich | unknown |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 29 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 72 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 65 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 51 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
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.