1969 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1969 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1969 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Tassie Johnson captained the hosts.
John Dugdale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.
Melbourne
T. Johnson (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, D. Clark, F. Davis, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, G. Lakes, J. Letcher, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, P. Weekes
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Benton, G. Bryant, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, J. Hopgood, M. Howell, L. Jacob, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Redenbach, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Melbourne (12.7.79) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (3), J. Townsend (2), B. Vagg (2), S. Alves, G. Hardeman, J. Letcher, G. Parke, P. Weekes
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (6), S. Kekovich (4), M. Dowdle (2), M. Howell, R. Taylor, M. Wood
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,379
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
12.7.79 - 15.17.107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | MELB by 3 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 28 | NMLB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Tassie Johnson
(Melbourne),
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Huggins
Boundary Umpire:
G. Lee
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Dillon, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hone, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Letcher, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Rollinson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Rowlands, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Weekes, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | 265 | 224 | 41 | 66 | 31 | 26 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jacob, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | 319 | 269 | 50 | 82 | 36 | 37 | 31 | |||