1977 HSV-7/AMCO Cup Round 1
Melbourne vs Essendon
Tuesday 7 June
Venue: Waverley
Attendance: 10,036
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 4.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 10.11.71 |
| Essendon | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.9.39 |
Melbourne win by 32 points
Goalkickers: Robert Walters 3, Robbie Flower 1, Barry Tippett 1, Laurie Fowler 1, Greg Wells 1, Ray Biffin 1, Tom Flower 1, Brian Cook 1
The Demons chose not to risk several key players including Steven Smith, Ross Brewer and Tony Dullard. They might have wished they'd not played Laurie Fowler either after he suffered severe facial injuries in a clash with teammate Henry Coles and landed in hospital. Up until that point he had been Melbourne's best player.
R. Flower, Wells and Campbell were best.
Selected team
B: Giampaolo, Osborne, Hamilton
HB: Hutchison, Hardeman, Sullivan
C: T. Flower, Wells, R. Flower
HF: Graham, Campbell, Cook
F: Tippett, Biffin, McKellar
Foll: Baker, Fowler, Coles
Res: Cumming, Walters
Media
Age - 07/06/1977, 08/06/1977
Links
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