1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Essendon 123 – 102 Sydney

1978 · Round 1 · 01/04/1978 2:10 · Windy Hill · Crowd 23562 · →

Essendon 5.3.337.5.4713.7.8519.9.123
Sydney 2.5.176.9.458.15.6314.18.102
Qrt margin ES by 16ES by 2ES by 22ES by 21
Qrt scores ES 33-17SY 28-14ES 38-18SY 39-38
Field umpires Bill Deller (150), John Morgan (21)

Essendon Match Statistics (123) — Coach: Barry Davis

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 14 6 6 20 2 3
17 Colin Boyd 13 4 6 19 2 1
7 Geoff Burdett 5 2 4 9 1
20 Terry Cahill 19 5 6 25 1 4 1
19 Robin Close 7 4 1 8 4 2
5 Terry Daniher 7 6 3 10 3 2 3
29 Allan Davis 18 5 6 24 2 1 4 2
21 Ken Fletcher 16 8 6 22 2 3
10 Garry Foulds 21 8 4 25 1 1
9 Shane Heard 14 3 6 20 1 2
14 Bernie Jones 4 3 3 7 1 1 2
27 Simon Madden 4 2 2 6 1 2 4
37 Ian Marsh 21 4 6 27 1 4 5
25 Roger Merrett 1 1 1
15 Wayne Primmer 14 2 4 18 7 2 3 3
24 Stephen Robins 24 6 2 26 2 3 1
36 Denis Scanlon 4 3 1 5 1 1
26 Robert Shaw 13 2 1 14 6 1
1 Brian Walsh 9 2 3 12 2 1
32 Tim Watson 4 1 1 5 2
Totals 23177723031983938
Opposition 20964612701416213839

Sydney Match Statistics (102) — Coach: Des Tuddenham

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
7 Gary Brice 17 1 1 18 1 1 2
43 Mark Browning 13 4 1 14 2 1 2
18 Robert Dean 10 7 6 16 2 4 2
13 Graham Dempster 8 5 2 10 3 1 1
15 Bernie Evans 7 3 2 9 1
12 Neville Fields 4 1 5 1 2 4
6 Colin Hounsell 16 5 5 21 3 2 4 4
31 Francis Jackson 16 6 2 18 2 2
27 Max James 10 4 3 13 1 2 1 2
29 David McLeish 9 1 3 12 1 2
35 Peter Morrison 6 2 2 8 1 2 1
19 Terry ONeill 9 1 4 13
16 Ricky Quade 18 4 4 22 1 2 4
5 John Rantall 12 4 3 15 2 2
25 Barry Round 18 8 4 22 1 3 8 4 3
8 John Scarlett 6 1 4 10 4
20 Graham Teasdale 16 6 2 18 1 2 10 5 2
10 Brian Woodman 3 1 5 8 2
14 David Young 9 1 6 15 2 2 2 3
30 Shane Zantuck 2 1 3 3
Totals 20964612701416213839
Opposition 23177723031983938

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 22y 323d 76 (35-1-40 46.71%) 11 (0.14) ← ←
17 Colin Boyd 23y 248d 30 (9-2-19 33.33%) 20 (7-1-12 37.50%)
7 Geoff Burdett 21y 271d 12 (7-0-5 58.33%) 2 (0.17) ← ←
20 Terry Cahill 19y 336d 14 (6-0-8 42.86%) 13 (0.93) ← ←
19 Robin Close 28y 149d 144 (76-1-67 53.13%) 231 (1.60) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 20y 229d 20 (11-1-8 57.50%) 25 (1.25) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 3 (3.00)
29 Allan Davis 29y 184d 215 (116-1-98 54.19%) 346 (1.61) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 2 (2.00)
21 Ken Fletcher 30y 70d 214 (97-5-112 46.50%) 51 (0.24) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 21y 323d 55 (21-1-33 39.09%) 40 (0.73) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 19y 247d 11 (2-1-8 22.73%) 3 (0.27) ← ←
14 Bernie Jones 24y 333d 66 (46-0-20 69.70%) 32 (0.48) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 1 (1.00)
27 Simon Madden 20y 92d 66 (28-1-37 43.18%) 117 (1.77) ← ←
37 Ian Marsh 22y 160d 10 (2-0-8 20.00%) 1 (0.10) ← ←
25 Roger Merrett 17y 347d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
15 Wayne Primmer 19y 82d 11 (4-1-6 40.91%) 18 (1.64) ← ←
24 Stephen Robins 21y 35d 33 (13-1-19 40.91%) 17 (0.52) ← ←
36 Denis Scanlon 23y 361d 32 (12-1-19 39.06%) 5 (0.16) ← ←
26 Robert Shaw 23y 85d 22 (8-0-14 36.36%) 3 (0.14) ← ←
1 Brian Walsh 26y 342d 110 (61-2-47 56.36%) 209 (1.90) 46 (19-1-26 42.39%) 98 (2.13)
32 Tim Watson 16y 262d 17 (6-1-10 38.24%) 16 (0.94) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 279d 1159 (561-20-578 49.27%) 1140 (0.98)
C Barry Davis 34y 198d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ←

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
7 Gary Brice 29y 176d 140 (53-1-86 38.21%) 95 (0.68) ← ←
43 Mark Browning 21y 122d 58 (22-1-35 38.79%) 37 (0.64) ← ←
18 Robert Dean 27y 163d 159 (96-3-60 61.32%) 100 (0.63) 38 (16-1-21 43.42%) 63 (1.66)
13 Graham Dempster 23y 77d 57 (22-1-34 39.47%) 23 (0.40) ← ←
15 Bernie Evans 20y 224d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
12 Neville Fields 26y 131d 136 (57-1-78 42.28%) 134 (0.99) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%)
6 Colin Hounsell 22y 209d 29 (12-1-16 43.10%) 27 (0.93) ← ←
31 Francis Jackson 23y 220d 35 (13-0-22 37.14%) 3 (0.09) 29 (9-0-20 31.03%) 3 (0.10)
27 Max James 26y 95d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
29 David McLeish 28y 39d 165 (56-1-108 34.24%) 18 (0.11) ← ←
35 Peter Morrison 21y 349d 34 (17-1-16 51.47%) 26 (0.76) 33 (17-1-15 53.03%) 26 (0.79)
19 Terry ONeill 21y 295d 35 (16-1-18 47.14%) 5 (0.14) ← ←
16 Ricky Quade 27y 218d 121 (38-2-81 32.23%) 90 (0.74) ← ←
5 John Rantall 34y 113d 289 (117-3-169 41.00%) 10 (0.03) 219 (74-2-143 34.25%) 8 (0.04)
25 Barry Round 28y 65d 173 (83-2-88 48.55%) 161 (0.93) 38 (19-1-18 51.32%) 25 (0.66)
8 John Scarlett 30y 307d 194 (87-1-106 45.10%) 42 (0.22) 11 (6-0-5 54.55%)
20 Graham Teasdale 22y 279d 59 (27-1-31 46.61%) 104 (1.76) 53 (22-1-30 42.45%) 88 (1.66)
10 Brian Woodman 27y 173d 104 (30-1-73 29.33%) 46 (0.44) ← ← final game
14 David Young 23y 362d 20 (11-1-8 57.50%) 25 (1.25) ← ←
30 Shane Zantuck 22y 316d 28 (15-1-12 55.36%) 18 (0.64) 23 (12-1-10 54.35%) 15 (0.65)
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 197d 1838 (772-23-1043 42.63%) 965 (0.53)
C Des Tuddenham 35y 62d 91 (47-0-44 51.65%) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%)

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.