1970 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1970 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1970 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, P. Callery, R. Carr, D. Clark, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, G. Lakes, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, R. Payne, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

North Melbourne
A. Bloomfield, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, D. Dench, B. Devitt, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, N. Fincher, B. Goodingham, F. Gumbleton, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Steward, M. Wood

Melbourne (11.19.85) defeated North Melbourne (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Carr (5), P. Callery (2), R. Dillon (2), G. Parke, T. Rollinson
North Melbourne: M. Redenbach (4), B. Cable (3), D. Farrant (2), M. Wood (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 July 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 13,975

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 11.19.85 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 4 . 11 9 . 17 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
North Melbourne 4 . 2 7 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin NMLB by 3 NMLB by 12 MELB by 15 MELB by 8 MELB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 4 0 1 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 1 0 2 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 3 24 20 4 2 0 7 2
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 5 2 8 8 0 6 0 1 5
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 2 22 17 5 2 0 1 3
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 5 4
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 2 3 14 13 1 6 1 3 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 1 6
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 5 4
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 5 3 4
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 5 4 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 3 18 11 7 4 0 4 2
12 Payne, Rod ? ? 0 2 13 9 4 5 18 0 3
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 1 0 2 2
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 1
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 2 0 2 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 0 1 2 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 1 26 19 7 0 0 3 2
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 19 285 230 55 43 30 47 54

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
32 Bloomfield, Alan ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 1 4
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 3 1 22 18 4 4 0 4 2
14 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 4 4
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 1 3
44 Devitt, Brian ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 6 1 0
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 6 2 1 2
29 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 2 1
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 3 24 3 4
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1
34 Johnston, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 3 5 0
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 0 6 10 8 2 1 1 1 5
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 1 0 1 1
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 3 3
21 Perry, John ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 0 4 0
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 2 0 7 5
30 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 5 1
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 4 0 17 16 1 5 0 3 2
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 2 5
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 1 0 5 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 11 279 221 58 47 36 54 48

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