1978 North Melbourne Kangaroos Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 16-6 - 64 points
Finishing 1st in the VFL
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Grand Finals
Coach: Ron Barassi (16-6)
1978 North Melbourne Kangaroos RosterTeam Record: 16-6 - 64 points
Finishing 1st in the VFL
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Grand Finals
Coach: Ron Barassi (16-6)
The North Melbourne Kangaroos of the Victorian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 16 wins and 6 losses for 64 points finishing first in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2. Ron Barassi coached the team. The 1978 North Melbourne Kangaroos lost in the Grand Finals.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Blight | 24 | 361 | 136 | 69 | 430 | 77 | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 73 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Briedis | 20 | 209 | 100 | 79 | 288 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 14 | 104 | 67 | 26 | 130 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burns | 21 | 278 | 55 | 93 | 371 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Melrose | 23 | 374 | 113 | 205 | 579 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cassin | 16 | 174 | 56 | 83 | 257 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 24 | 267 | 133 | 107 | 374 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 24 | 331 | 98 | 95 | 426 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 22 | 226 | 102 | 64 | 290 | 16 | 27 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Huppatz | 12 | 152 | 39 | 63 | 215 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Boyse | 15 | 202 | 45 | 50 | 252 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 15 | 155 | 30 | 81 | 236 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Byrne | 10 | 148 | 29 | 62 | 210 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 11 | 77 | 41 | 34 | 111 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 17 | 176 | 60 | 128 | 304 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sutton | 19 | 173 | 90 | 66 | 239 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 5 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 9 | 96 | 33 | 24 | 120 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 17 | 130 | 107 | 60 | 190 | 5 | 2 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Easton | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 16 | 198 | 64 | 101 | 299 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 7 | 57 | 25 | 18 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 24 | 321 | 86 | 122 | 443 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Schimmelbusch | 3 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 6 | 74 | 27 | 22 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Tanner | 6 | 75 | 13 | 15 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Dawson | 5 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Podolczak | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 13 | 146 | 17 | 72 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Nolan | 19 | 107 | 55 | 59 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Briedis | 7 | 47 | 12 | 28 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 18 | 152 | 58 | 129 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 19 | 146 | 37 | 114 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Ramsay | 9 | 110 | 26 | 54 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Burnett | 6 | 50 | 9 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Moylan | 5 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Dench | 3 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 2 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Law | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Payne | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 500 | 5338 | 1844 | 2273 | 7611 | 392 | 278 | 755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 957 | 1086 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
