1965 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1965 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1965 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Noel Teasdale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, H. Bromell, F. Davis, B. Dixon, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, P. McLean, K. Rattray, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise

North Melbourne
N. Teasdale (capt.), B. Allan, T. Allison, A. Carr, K. Dean, M. Delanty, M. Dowdle, J. Dugdale, M. Gaudion, J. Ibrahim, B. Johnson, A. Karanicolas, B. McAuliffe, D. McGrath, D. O'Brien, A. Perry, R. Price, G. Ryan, J. Waddington, M. Wood

Melbourne (11.14.80) defeated North Melbourne (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Lord (3), B. Vagg (2), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, G. Jacobs, B. Kenneally, D. Robbie, G. Watson
North Melbourne: M. Dowdle (3), J. Dugdale (3), D. McGrath (2), A. Karanicolas, R. Price

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 April 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 21,744

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 11.14.80 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 7 4 . 11 8 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin NMLB by 2 NMLB by 1 MELB by 10 MELB by 8 MELB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Alan Killigrew (North Melbourne)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 3 2 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 2 1 1
12 Bromell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 3 2
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 2 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 7 1 1
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 2 1 0
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 3 1 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 2
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 2 1 2
4 Lord, John ? ? 3 2 13 11 2 8 2 2
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 2 25 21 4 3 2 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 1 3
25 Rattray, Kerry ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 1
28 Robbie, David ? ? 1 2 17 16 1 2 0 0
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 1 4 2
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 2 1 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 2
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 6 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 14 230 202 28 51 29 27

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
4 Allan, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 1 2
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 6 0 1
10 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 3 0 3
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 1 2
33 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 3
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 3 2 7 7 0 1 2 0
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 3 3 18 15 3 3 3 1
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 1
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1
22 Johnson, Bert ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 0 5 3
20 Karanicolas, Arthur ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0
28 McAuliffe, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 3 2
8 McGrath, Dennis ? ? 2 0 9 9 0 6 0 2
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 1 1
7 Perry, Adrian ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 1 0
15 Price, Ross ? ? 1 3 9 6 3 5 1 1
35 Ryan, Graham ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 1 2
2 Teasdale, Noel (c) ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 2 4
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 4 0
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 12 209 184 25 46 27 29

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s