| Name | Ernie Merrick |
| Date of birth | 15/01/1953 |
| More info | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Merrick |
| Season | Title | Team |
| 2006/07 | A-League Grand Final winners | Melbourne Victory |
| 2006/07 | League winners | Melbourne Victory |
| 2008/09 | A-League Grand Final winners | Melbourne Victory |
| 2008/09 | Preseason Cup Final winners | Melbourne Victory |
| 2008/09 | League winners | Melbourne Victory |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | PPG |
| Melbourne Victory | 189 | 81 | 45 | 63 | 282 | 176 | 288 | 1.5238 |
| Newcastle Jets | 69 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 117 | 78 | 105 | 1.5217 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 94 | 31 | 15 | 48 | 125 | 154 | 108 | 1.1489 |
| Match Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | PPG |
| Asian Champions League | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 0.9444 |
| A-League Finals | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 1.8889 |
| A-League Grand Final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1.5000 |
| Preseason Cup | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 1.2222 |
| Oceania Champions League Qualification | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 |
| League | 289 | 120 | 61 | 108 | 450 | 335 | 421 | 1.4567 |
| Preseason Cup Final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0000 |
| ACL Qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.5000 |
| FFA Cup | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1.2000 |
| # | Player | Appearances |
| 1. | Rodrigo Vargas | 154 |
| 2. | Kevin Muscat | 151 |
| 3. | Glen Moss | 147 |
| 4. | Carlos Hernandez | 140 |
| 5. | Archie Thompson | 132 |
| 6. | Danny Allsopp | 129 |
| 7. | Grant Brebner | 122 |
| 8. | Adrian Leijer | 119 |
| 9. | Vince Lia | 105 |
| 10. | Leigh Broxham | 101 |
| 11. | Matthew Kemp | 90 |
| 12. | Michael Theo | 89 |
| 13. | Andrew Durante | 88 |
| 14. | Tom Pondeljak | 85 |
| 15. | Manny Muscat | 75 |
| 16. | Matthew Ridenton | 72 |
| 17. | Steve Pantelidis | 71 |
| 18. | Albert Riera | 70 |
| 19. | Steven Ugarkovic | 69 |
| Ben Sigmund | 69 |
| Statistic | Coach team average | Opponent average | Overall A-League average* |
| Possession | 47.78% | 52.22% | 50.00% |
| Offsides | 2.81 | 2.59 | 2.35 |
| Corners | 5.34 | 6.03 | 5.46 |
| Total shots | 12.95 | 13.13 | 12.78 |
| Shots on target | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.61 |
| Blocked shots | 3.13 | 3.13 | 2.98 |
| Shots from outside box | 4.85 | 5.29 | 5.04 |
| Shots from inside box | 8.10 | 7.84 | 7.74 |
| Total passes | 392.75 | 430.75 | 425.00 |
| Passing accuracy | 75.56% | 76.41% | 77.27% |
| Passing accuracy in opponent half | 67.74% | 65.97% | 66.90% |
| Crosses | 17.56 | 20.38 | 18.87 |
| Fouls conceded | 14.06 | 14.60 | 14.55 |