1978 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 8-14 - 32 points
Finishing 10th in the VFL
Coach: Barry Davis (8-14)
1978 Essendon Bombers RosterTeam Record: 8-14 - 32 points
Finishing 10th in the VFL
Coach: Barry Davis (8-14)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 14 losses for 32 points finishing tenth in the VFL. Barry Davis coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Primmer | 20 | 243 | 61 | 56 | 299 | 47 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 20 | 236 | 124 | 68 | 304 | 46 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 22 | 199 | 138 | 72 | 271 | 40 | 25 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Burdett | 20 | 199 | 68 | 80 | 279 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 17 | 194 | 101 | 70 | 264 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 18 | 246 | 77 | 72 | 318 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crow | 21 | 269 | 163 | 80 | 349 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 18 | 322 | 77 | 44 | 366 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 19 | 162 | 40 | 94 | 256 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Jones | 13 | 86 | 36 | 48 | 134 | 11 | 2 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cahill | 15 | 216 | 44 | 65 | 281 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Close | 4 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 11 | 69 | 35 | 19 | 88 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Mihocek | 8 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 64 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 14 | 114 | 36 | 60 | 174 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 14 | 188 | 44 | 73 | 261 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 7 | 46 | 13 | 38 | 84 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sheldon | 6 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 6 | 66 | 20 | 14 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 18 | 259 | 74 | 101 | 360 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 16 | 204 | 50 | 91 | 295 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 350 | 69 | 87 | 437 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 9 | 111 | 40 | 59 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Bell | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 4 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 3 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Boyd | 11 | 106 | 23 | 47 | 153 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 12 | 105 | 57 | 37 | 142 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Watson | 6 | 57 | 9 | 20 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Newton | 4 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 22 | 342 | 83 | 55 | 397 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 14 | 110 | 35 | 75 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 14 | 111 | 29 | 45 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 3 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Amos | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 440 | 4915 | 1637 | 1665 | 6580 | 315 | 267 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 996 | 865 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
