1971 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1971 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1971 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
Barry Goodingham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, R. Carr, D. Clark, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, P. Weekes, G. Wells
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), D. Dench, M. Dowdle, J. Duthie, R. Elliott, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor
Melbourne (22.17.149) defeated North Melbourne (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Gallus (4), L. Burgmann (3), P. Keenan (3), B. Bourke (2), P. Callery (2), D. Clark (2), G. Parke (2), S. Alves, G. Lakes, G. Molloy, J. Townsend
North Melbourne: R. Smith (4), S. Kekovich (3), B. Mulvihill (3), R. Peterson (2), J. Duthie, B. Goodingham, J. Perry
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,069
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
22.17.149 - 15.14.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 12 | 22 | . | 17 | 22 | . | 17 | (149) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 5 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Burgmann, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Carr, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Gallus, John | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Sinclair, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Weekes, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 17 | 320 | 266 | 54 | 102 | 23 | 26 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Duthie, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Elliott, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | 302 | 223 | 79 | 80 | 33 | 32 | 26 | |||