1976 Games · 1976 Player Statistics

Melbourne 104 – 119 Essendon

← · 1976 · Round 15 · 10/07/1976 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 25009 · →

Melbourne 5.4.3410.8.6812.11.8315.14.104
Essendon 5.2.327.5.4713.8.8618.11.119
Qrt margin ME by 2ME by 21ES by 3ES by 15
Qrt scores ME 34-32ME 34-15ES 39-15ES 33-21
Field umpires Mike Henry (63), Graeme Williams (6)

Melbourne Match Statistics (104) — Coach: Bob Skilton

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
15 Stan Alves 15 3 3 18 1 3 3
19 Ray Biffin 8 7 3 11 3 1 4
6 Ross Brewer 10 2 1 11 2 2
37 Ted Carroll 15 6 4 19 1 3 2
13 Henry Coles 15 2 10 25 2 3 1
21 Allan Davis 11 5 5 16 6 1 4 3
28 Anthony Dullard 2 2 4 6 2 1
9 Laurie Fowler 12 3 1 13 4 2
22 Frank Giampaolo 11 3 4 15 2 2
27 Colin Graham 1 1 1
17 Shane Grambeau 3 2 3 2
26 Gary Guy 13 4 10 23 1 1 1 3
30 Peter Hamilton 4 3 4 1
33 Gary Hardeman 15 2 3 18 1
43 Greg Hutchison 11 1 2 13 1 2
10 Craig McKellar 8 9 10 18 8 2 2
24 Graham Osborne 8 2 2 10 2 4
7 Ray Smith 6 2 1 7 1 2
4 Tony Sullivan 14 5 2 16 4 2
11 Greg Wells 23 5 6 29 2 3 1 3
Totals 2056871276151493040
Opposition 2316868299189244428

Essendon Match Statistics (119) — Coach: Bill Stephen

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
4 Ron Andrews 9 2 6 15 2 1 3 3 4
7 Geoff Blethyn 10 7 10 4 2 2 1
45 Geoff Burdett 1 1 3 4
42 Terry Cahill 14 2 1 15 1 1
19 Robin Close 8 3 3 11 3 1
30 Russell Ellen 1 1
21 Ken Fletcher 19 2 2 21 2 1
18 Barry Grinter 10 7 1 11 2
41 Dean Hartigan 8 1 4 12 2 2
23 Peter Hickmott 24 5 3 27 1 6
27 Simon Madden 5 3 3 8 2 1 6
43 Paul McDonald 6 6 2 8 1 2 2
25 Graham Moss 13 13 13 26 5 1 13 7 2
2 Rob Newton 6 1 3 9 1
5 Gary Parkes 18 4 5 23 3 1 6 4
6 Ken Roberts 16 2 7 23 1 6
24 Stephen Robins 15 2 2 17 1 3 1
36 Denis Scanlon 7 1 7 1 1
17 Trevor Tyler 14 2 6 20 1 2
12 Brian Walsh 27 4 4 31 1 1 3
Totals 2316868299189244428
Opposition 2056871276151493040

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
15 Stan Alves 30y 49d 220 (76-0-144 34.55%) 159 (0.72) ← ←
19 Ray Biffin 27y 65d 132 (49-1-82 37.50%) 48 (0.36) ← ←
6 Ross Brewer 22y 331d 84 (29-0-55 34.52%) 141 (1.68) ← ←
37 Ted Carroll 20y 365d 16 (4-0-12 25.00%) 3 (0.19) 15 (4-0-11 26.67%) 3 (0.20)
13 Henry Coles 25y 121d 68 (40-1-27 59.56%) 75 (1.10) 24 (9-0-15 37.50%) 27 (1.13)
21 Allan Davis 27y 285d 187 (105-1-81 56.42%) 327 (1.75) 14 (6-0-8 42.86%) 19 (1.36)
28 Anthony Dullard 20y 363d 52 (15-0-37 28.85%) 16 (0.31) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 24y 194d 86 (51-0-35 59.30%) 7 (0.08) 37 (15-0-22 40.54%)
22 Frank Giampaolo 22y 154d 34 (12-0-22 35.29%) 28 (0.82) ← ←
27 Colin Graham 18y 166d 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) ← ←
17 Shane Grambeau 23y 267d 63 (33-0-30 52.38%) 47 (0.75) 12 (5-0-7 41.67%) 8 (0.67)
26 Gary Guy 23y 364d 21 (7-0-14 33.33%) 8 (0.38) ← ←
30 Peter Hamilton 19y 267d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) ← ←
33 Gary Hardeman 26y 135d 183 (65-1-117 35.79%) 102 (0.56) ← ←
43 Greg Hutchison 19y 27d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
10 Craig McKellar 26y 215d 108 (76-0-32 70.37%) 33 (0.31) 12 (5-0-7 41.67%) 8 (0.67)
24 Graham Osborne 29y 10d 126 (39-1-86 31.35%) 55 (0.44) ← ←
7 Ray Smith 27y 291d 102 (45-0-57 44.12%) 2 (0.02) 25 (10-0-15 40.00%) 1 (0.04)
4 Tony Sullivan 27y 174d 148 (49-1-98 33.45%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 26y 34d 142 (49-1-92 34.86%) 170 (1.20) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 194d 1783 (747-7-1029 42.09%) 1222 (0.69)
C Bob Skilton 37y 245d 94 (34-0-60 36.17%) 59 (18-0-41 30.51%)

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
4 Ron Andrews 21y 58d 58 (28-0-30 48.28%) 6 (0.10) ← ←
7 Geoff Blethyn 25y 256d 82 (34-2-46 42.68%) 215 (2.62) ← ←
45 Geoff Burdett 20y 6d 7 (4-0-3 57.14%) 2 (0.29) ← ←
42 Terry Cahill 18y 71d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
19 Robin Close 26y 250d 121 (67-0-54 55.37%) 212 (1.75) ← ←
30 Russell Ellen 22y 153d 31 (17-0-14 54.84%) 4 (0.13) ← ←
21 Ken Fletcher 28y 171d 188 (89-4-95 48.40%) 40 (0.21) ← ←
18 Barry Grinter 24y 273d 71 (34-1-36 48.59%) 7 (0.10) ← ←
41 Dean Hartigan 21y 322d 31 (14-0-17 45.16%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
23 Peter Hickmott 22y 140d 44 (23-0-21 52.27%) 15 (0.34) ← ←
27 Simon Madden 18y 193d 38 (19-0-19 50.00%) 74 (1.95) ← ←
43 Paul McDonald 20y 74d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) ← ←
25 Graham Moss 26y 57d 77 (39-0-38 50.65%) 61 (0.79) ← ←
2 Rob Newton 23y 84d 38 (19-0-19 50.00%) 22 (0.58) ← ←
5 Gary Parkes 25y 8d 89 (42-0-47 47.19%) 38 (0.43) ← ←
6 Ken Roberts 24y 58d 72 (37-0-35 51.39%) 75 (1.04) ← ←
24 Stephen Robins 19y 136d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) 3 (0.38) ← ←
36 Denis Scanlon 22y 96d 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
17 Trevor Tyler 23y 285d 10 (5-0-5 50.00%) ← ←
12 Brian Walsh 25y 77d 86 (52-1-33 61.05%) 163 (1.90) 22 (10-0-12 45.45%) 52 (2.36)
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 358d 1060 (534-8-518 50.75%) 939 (0.89)
C Bill Stephen 48y 100d 183 (55-0-128 30.05%) 15 (7-0-8 46.67%)

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.