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Melbourne defeated by Essendon
Round 9, Waverley Park, Attendance: 28231
Saturday, 27th May 1978, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3.3 4.5 5.5 8.12 60
Essendon 3.0 7.3 11.9 15.12 102
Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Dennis Jones  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Laurie Fowler 23 4 27 4 0 0 0 9 1
Shane Fitzsimmons 12 14 26 1 0 0 0 6 4
Barry Tippett 17 8 25 5 0 0 0 4 1
Ross Brewer 15 9 24 5 0 1 0 2 1
Robert Flower 18 5 23 4 1 1 0 2 1
Henry Coles 16 7 23 3 0 3 0 2 4
Greg Hutchison 14 4 18 1 0 0 0 4 1
Gary Baker 10 8 18 8 0 0 10 0 5
Graham Gaunt 13 5 18 3 0 0 0 2 4
Greg Wells 12 4 16 8 0 1 0 0 2
Tony Sullivan 8 8 16 2 0 0 0 1 1
Barry Norsworthy 10 6 16 0 0 2 0 0 2
Steven Smith 13 1 14 7 1 1 1 3 1
Graham Hunnibell 4 10 14 2 0 0 9 2 3
Peter Johnston 10 3 13 2 4 1 0 0 3
Shane Grambeau 11 2 13 3 0 0 0 3 3
Ray Biffin 7 5 12 3 0 2 0 2 1
David Code 4 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 2
Peter Thorne 6 2 8 0 2 0 0 1 0
Anthony Dullard 5 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 1
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Barry Davis  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Terry Cahill 20 10 30 5 0 1 0 6 0
Ken Fletcher 21 7 28 6 0 0 0 3 0
Ron Andrews 12 15 27 4 0 0 0 2 1
Peter Bennett 20 6 26 8 0 0 0 1 5
Ian Marsh 20 4 24 2 0 0 0 2 2
Allan Davis 18 5 23 4 3 0 0 2 3
Tim Watson 14 8 22 2 0 0 0 1 1
Neil Besanko 8 13 21 7 0 0 0 2 3
Paul Van Der Haar 16 4 20 10 1 1 4 4 5
Shane Heard 12 6 18 5 0 0 0 4 3
Geoff Burdett 17 0 17 8 4 2 0 0 7
Garry Foulds 15 1 16 5 0 0 0 1 0
Russell Muir 13 3 16 2 0 0 0 1 1
Terry Daniher 9 6 15 5 2 2 1 3 1
Simon Madden 11 1 12 4 2 0 9 2 2
Merv Neagle 7 4 11 2 1 2 0 1 2
Max Crow 9 1 10 4 0 0 6 2 1
Wayne Primmer 8 2 10 2 1 0 0 2 2
Bernie Jones 7 2 9 4 1 0 6 2 1
Jack Mihocek 7 2 9 2 0 1 0 0 3
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Essendon
228 Kicks 264
113 Handballs 100
341 Disposals 364
2.02 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.64
65 Marks 91
20 Hitouts 26
43 Frees For 41
41 Frees Against 43
8 Goals Kicked 15
12 Behinds Kicked 9
0 Rushed Behinds 3
20 Scoring Shots 27
40.0% Conversion 55.6%
42.62 Disposals Per Goal 24.27
17.05 Disps Per Scoring Shot 13.48
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Essendon
3.3 21 Score 3.0 18
6 Scoring Shots 3
50.0% Conversion 100.0%
Won quarter by 3 Result Lost quarter by 3
Leading by 3 End of Quarter Trailing by 3
Melbourne Second Quarter Essendon
1.2 8 Score 4.3 27
3 Scoring Shots 7
33.3% Conversion 57.1%
Lost quarter by 19 Result Won quarter by 19
Trailing by 16 Halftime Leading by 16
Melbourne Third Quarter Essendon
1.0 6 Score 4.6 30
1 Scoring Shots 10
100.0% Conversion 40.0%
Lost quarter by 24 Result Won quarter by 24
Trailing by 40 End of Quarter Leading by 40
Melbourne Final Quarter Essendon
3.7 25 Score 4.3 27
10 Scoring Shots 7
30.0% Conversion 57.1%
Lost quarter by 2 Result Won quarter by 2
Lost game by 42 End of Game Won game by 42
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Essendon
4.5 29 Score 7.3 45
9 Scoring Shots 10
44.4% Conversion 70.0%
Lost half by 16 Result Won half by 16
Trailing by 16 Halftime Leading by 16
Melbourne Second Half Essendon
4.7 31 Score 8.9 57
11 Scoring Shots 17
36.4% Conversion 47.1%
Lost half by 26 Result Won half by 26
Lost game by 42 End of Game Won game by 42
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