1967 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1967 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1967 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

North Melbourne
T. Allison, T. Benton, R. Davies, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, G. Farrant, M. Gaudion, F. Goode, B. Goodingham, J. Ibrahim, B. Johnson, A. Karanicolas, B. McCarthy, D. McGrath, N. McKernan, D. O'Brien, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, P. Steward, I. Thompson

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), C. Aitken, S. Alves, T. Anderson, F. Davis, B. Dixon, R. Dowsing, K. Emselle, R. Foster, C. Fowler, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, T. Lees, B. Massey, J. Murnane, N. Stone, B. Vagg, D. Williams

North Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by Melbourne (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: I. Thompson (4), G. Farrant (2), F. Goode, B. McCarthy
Melbourne: B. Vagg (3), H. Mann (2), S. Alves, R. Dowsing, K. Emselle, T. Lees

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 April 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 13,690

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.14.62 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 7 6 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin NMLB by 6 NMLB by 13 NMLB by 16 MELB by 5 MELB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 0
23 Benton, Terry ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 3 0 2 0
21 Davies, Ray ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 1 23 20 3 5 0 1 2
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 3 0
33 Farrant, Garry ? ? 2 1 15 13 2 5 0 2 0
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 1 0 3 1
13 Goode, Frank ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 2 0 0 2
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 4 16 0 0
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 0 2 21 18 3 1 2 2 1
22 Johnson, Bert ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 1 0
20 Karanicolas, Arthur ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 2 0 1 2
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 10 1 0 3
8 McGrath, Dennis ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 12 3 0
5 McKernan, Noel ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 1 0
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 1 1
17 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 0 0 0 2
16 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 10 4 4
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 4 0 2 1
14 Thompson, Ian ? ? 4 1 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 14 283 246 37 52 41 26 19

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Aitken, Chris ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 0 1
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 5 0 0 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 0 2
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 2
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0
38 Dowsing, Rob ? ? 1 1 16 14 2 1 0 1 0
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 0 0 3 2
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 5 0 0 1
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 2 10 8 2 0 2 0 0
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 3 1 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 1 1 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 3 0 1 1
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 0 0 3 1
21 Lees, Ted ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 2 12 1 4
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 2 1 19 17 2 1 0 2 4
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
49 Murnane, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 3
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 3 1 14 12 2 1 0 1 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 0 1 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 13 249 214 35 33 18 19 26

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