1980 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1980 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.