1979 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 12-9 - 50 points
Finishing 5th in the VFL
Postseason: 0-1 Finals qualifier
Coach: Barry Davis (12-9-1)
1979 Essendon Bombers RosterTeam Record: 12-9 - 50 points
Finishing 5th in the VFL
Postseason: 0-1 Finals qualifier
Coach: Barry Davis (12-9-1)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 12 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 50 points finishing fifth in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. Barry Davis coached the team. The 1979 Essendon Bombers Finals qualifier.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Daniher | 15 | 172 | 114 | 53 | 225 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 23 | 220 | 158 | 106 | 326 | 39 | 31 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 23 | 223 | 82 | 111 | 334 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 15 | 157 | 80 | 63 | 220 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Robins | 18 | 241 | 76 | 39 | 280 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Primmer | 10 | 94 | 21 | 33 | 127 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 14 | 124 | 64 | 25 | 149 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crow | 22 | 272 | 170 | 100 | 372 | 12 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 15 | 206 | 31 | 49 | 255 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Mansfield | 21 | 325 | 72 | 121 | 446 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 23 | 261 | 79 | 124 | 385 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 23 | 357 | 106 | 173 | 530 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 23 | 422 | 84 | 92 | 514 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 13 | 91 | 60 | 38 | 129 | 8 | 5 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 5 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Day | 11 | 104 | 40 | 64 | 168 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 15 | 145 | 37 | 54 | 199 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 10 | 81 | 24 | 30 | 111 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Barbary | 8 | 63 | 12 | 39 | 102 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 10 | 79 | 20 | 46 | 125 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 16 | 246 | 98 | 99 | 345 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Marsh | 22 | 317 | 79 | 118 | 435 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 17 | 140 | 71 | 43 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 5 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 274 | 44 | 67 | 341 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 4 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 16 | 141 | 47 | 88 | 229 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 8 | 68 | 18 | 36 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 16 | 98 | 41 | 48 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Steel | 6 | 36 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Williams | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sheldon | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Boyd | 4 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Amos | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Hyde | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 460 | 5113 | 1790 | 1955 | 7068 | 325 | 295 | 656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 993 | 891 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
