1980 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (ten as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 79.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 16 | 23 | R01-04, R10-19, R21-22 |
| Barnes, Tony | #38 | 4 | 2 | R01, R09, R19-20 |
| Bickford, Stephen | #44 | 9 | 0 | R01-07, R09-10 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 22 | 21 | R01-22 |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 22 | 8 | R01-22 |
| Coles, Henry | #3 | 7 | 15 | R09-14, R18 |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 15 | 31 | R04-13, R16-19, R22 |
| Ditterich, Carl | #10 | 12 | 2 | R01-02, R04-06, R10-14, R20, R22 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 5 | 1 | R15-16, R20-22 |
| Durnan, Jim | #21 | 9 | 1 | R08, R14-17, R19-22 |
| Elliott, Bruce | #32 | 3 | 0 | R04-06 |
| Elliott, Robert | #6 | 18 | 2 | R01-05, R08-15, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #33 | 20 | 29 | R01-04, R06-18, R20-22 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 22 | 21 | R01-22 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 21 | 1 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 13 | 13 | R01-08, R11-14, R19 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 19 | 1 | R01, R05-22 |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 20 | 2 | R02-10, R12-22 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R15 |
| Healy, Gerard | #39 | 7 | 4 | R01-07 |
| Hunnibell, Graham | #5 | 2 | 0 | R05, R19 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 15 | 4 | R01-02, R04, R06, R11-19, R21-22 |
| Martyn, Tony | #24 | 12 | 3 | R03, R07-10, R15-21 |
| Maynard, Peter | #36 | 3 | 1 | R17-19 |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 15 | 17 | R08-22 |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #19 | 20 | 7 | R01-05, R08-22 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #50 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 7 | 9 | R02, R05, R18-22 |
| Pinnell, Phillip | #7 | 15 | 5 | R05-07, R10-19, R21-22 |
| Rowe, Russell | #42 | 11 | 15 | R01-09, R15-16 |
| Seaton, Phil | #15 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Seddon, Michael | #17 | 16 | 10 | R01, R07-18, R20-22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 16 | 24 | R06-14, R16-22 |
| Walters, Robert | #16 | 8 | 18 | R02-05, R10-11, R14-15 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 12 | 4 | R01-09, R11-13 |
| Whitford, Don | #27 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Wingate, Maurice | #18 | 9 | 4 | R01-03, R07-08, R16-17, R20-21 |
| Woodman, Chris | #41 | 5 | 8 | R03, R06-09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditterich, Carl | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1980 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 22 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 07/04/1980 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 24 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 12/04/1980 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 19/04/1980 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 9 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 25/04/1980 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 03/05/1980 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 26 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 10/05/1980 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 87 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 17/05/1980 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 10 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 24/05/1980 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 93 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 31/05/1980 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 44 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 07/06/1980 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 14/06/1980 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 42 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 21/06/1980 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 28/06/1980 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 12/07/1980 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 19/07/1980 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 26/07/1980 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 34 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 02/08/1980 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 30 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 09/08/1980 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 77 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 16/08/1980 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 65 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |
| 23/08/1980 | Round 21 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Carl Ditterich | Robert Flower |
| 30/08/1980 | Round 22 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 58 | Carl Ditterich | Carl Ditterich |