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Bombers ยท 14 premierships

1978 list

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11
Robert Amos
22y 354d
180cm
73kg
51
1
52
15
0
15
-
4
Ron Andrews
23y 48d
191cm
87kg
75
9
84
11
1
12
-
28
Greg Bell
23y 96d
188cm
87kg
21
1
22
0
1
1
-
38
Peter Bennett
21y 234d
180cm
70kg
13
14
27
5
4
9
-
30
Neil Besanko
27y 63d
187cm
88kg
149
14
163
4
0
4
-
17
Colin Boyd
23y 338d
180cm
81kg
29
11
40
0
0
0
-
7
Geoff Burdett
21y 361d
174cm
76kg
11
20
31
2
37
39
-
20
Terry Cahill
20y 61d
180cm
70kg
13
15
28
12
10
22
-
39
Neil Clarke
20y 306d (dec)
177cm
80kg
8
4
12
1
0
1
-
19
Robin Close
28y 239d
187cm
81kg
143
4
147
227
6
233
-
31
Max Crow
22y 174d
194cm
89kg
47
21
68
67
14
81
-
-
Neale Daniher
17y 135d (dec)
188cm
84kg
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ungarie
-
5
Terry Daniher
20y 319d
188cm
89kg
19
20
39
22
46
68
-
29
Allan Davis
29y 274d
180cm
78kg
214
18
232
344
15
359
-
21
Ken Fletcher
30y 160d
184cm
78kg
213
21
234
51
1
52
-
10
Garry Foulds
22y 48d
188cm
78kg
54
22
76
40
0
40
-
33
Glenn Hawker
17y 105d
185cm
84kg
0
3
3
0
0
0
-
9
Shane Heard
19y 337d
177cm
79kg
10
16
26
3
1
4
1990
PSD#58
14
Bernie Jones
25y 58d (dec)
197cm
92kg
65
13
78
31
11
42
-
27
Simon Madden
20y 182d
198cm
99kg
65
22
87
116
40
156
-
13
Ken Mansfield
19y 296d
176cm
79kg
13
7
20
9
4
13
-
37
Ian Marsh
22y 250d (dec)
178cm
75kg
9
18
27
1
1
2
-
43
Paul McDonald
22y 64d
185cm
72kg
6
4
10
2
2
4
-
25
Roger Merrett
18y 72d
195cm
99kg
0
2
2
0
0
0
-
8
Jack Mihocek
20y 313d
181cm
91kg
5
8
13
4
4
8
-
42
Russell Muir
23y 353d
180cm
75kg
55
14
69
6
0
6
-
34
Merv Neagle
20y 115d (dec)
181cm
79kg
7
14
21
2
4
6
-
2
Robert Newton
25y 74d
188cm
84kg
55
4
59
22
0
22
-
15
Wayne Primmer
19y 172d
175cm
65kg
10
20
30
11
47
58
-
3
Michael Redenbach
19y 27d
170cm
72kg
0
3
3
0
0
0
-
24
Stephen Robins
21y 125d
183cm
86kg
32
18
50
17
12
29
-
36
Denis Scanlon
24y 86d
188cm
84kg
31
12
43
5
0
5
-
26
Robert Shaw
23y 175d
188cm
81kg
21
2
23
3
0
3
-
12
Michael Sheldon
17y 238d
180cm
77kg
0
6
6
0
3
3
-
16
Steven Taubert
24y 267d
193cm
85kg
30
11
41
23
5
28
-
18
Paul Vander Haar
20y 115d
192cm
93kg
18
17
35
19
33
52
-
1
Brian Walsh
27y 67d (dec)
179cm
81kg
109
6
115
209
2
211
-
22
Larry Watson
20y 280d
179cm
79kg
25
6
31
2
0
2
-
32
Tim Watson
16y 352d
185cm
96kg
16
19
35
16
11
27
Dimboola
1991
PSD#13

Figures as at 1978. Contracts shown for the current list only.

1978 season

Missed the finals

10th on the ladder ยท 8-14 ยท 94.3% ยท 32 points

Honour board

2,669 games, 1897 to 2026 ยท 1,452 wins, 1,178 losses, 39 draws ยท 105.8%

14premierships

  1. 1901
  2. 1911
  3. 1912
  4. 1923
  5. 1942
  6. 1946
  7. 1949
  8. 1950
  9. 1962
  10. 1965
  11. 1984
  12. 1985
  13. 1993
  14. 2000