1971 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1971 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1971 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Barry Goodingham captained the hosts. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.

North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), P. Baker, R. Beale, D. Dench, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, A. Hodgetts, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, B. Nunn, J. Perry, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, J. Scholes, R. Smith, R. Taylor

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, B. Hodges, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, S. McSpeerin, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

North Melbourne (8.14.62) drew with Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (2), M. Redenbach (2), P. Feltham, J. Perry, R. Smith, R. Taylor
Melbourne: D. Clark (2), J. Tilbrook (2), G. Wells (2), P. Callery, J. Gallus, B. Hodges

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 July 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 6,522

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne drew with Melbourne
Score: 8.14.62 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 7 3 . 8 7 . 13 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Melbourne 1 . 4 4 . 5 4 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin NMLB by 9 MELB by 3 NMLB by 26 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brian Dixon (North Melbourne), Ian Ridley (Melbourne)
Captains: Barry Goodingham (North Melbourne), Frank Davis (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Sheen

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 0 4 7 7 0 4 4 1 5
28 Beale, Ross ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 2
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 3 5
52 Doolan, Vin ? ? 0 3 23 18 5 4 0 4 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 0 30 23 7 4 1 6 4
10 Goodingham, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 18 2 9
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 2 2
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 3 3 1
14 Hodgetts, Athol ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 3 0 4 5
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 3 0 1 1
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 4 0 0 4
32 Mulvihill, Brian ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 0 0 1
48 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Perry, John ? ? 1 0 26 22 4 9 0 5 2
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 0 4 2
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 2 3 11 8 3 2 0 3 1
5 Scholes, John ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 2 0 4 5
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 6 1 2 1
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 3 1 5 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 14 286 218 68 66 28 50 54

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 2 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 5 0 4 0
10 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 3 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 1 0 23 22 1 1 0 4 5
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 2 1 21 18 3 6 0 4 2
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 5 1
5 Gallus, John ? ? 1 1 8 4 4 2 4 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 0 4
32 Hodges, Barry ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 3
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 5 26 1 4
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 1
50 McSpeerin, Shane ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 4 6
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 8 0 3 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 6 0 2 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 3 4
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 2 3 13 12 1 5 0 2 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 2 0 2 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 1 31 28 3 8 0 8 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 263 231 32 70 34 54 50

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