1972 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1972 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1972 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. David Dench captained the hosts. David Parkin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, V. Doolan, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, K. Haywood, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, B. Mulvihill, B. Nunn, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, R. Smith

Hawthorn
Back: D. Parkin (capt.), K. Moore, L. Hawken
Half-back: B. Douge, P. Knights, I. Bremner
Centre: L. Rice, R. Day, D. Meagher
Half-forward: B. Keddie, A. Martello, J. Hendrie
Forward: K. Heath, C. Grummisch, L. Matthews
Follower: D. Scott, B. Stevenson, P. Crimmins
Sub.: B. Shinners, R. Stubbs

North Melbourne (11.10.76) were defeated by Hawthorn (19.24.138).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (4), P. Ryan (3), V. Doolan, K. Greig, R. Peterson, R. Smith
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (8), B. Keddie (4), R. Day (2), P. Crimmins, C. Grummisch, J. Hendrie, A. Martello, B. Stevenson

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 April 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,200

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 11.10.76 - 19.24.138

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 4 7 . 4 11 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Hawthorn 4 . 3 13 . 12 14 . 15 19 . 24 19 . 24 (138)
Margin NMLB by 13 HWTH by 44 HWTH by 26 HWTH by 62 HWTH by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brian Dixon (North Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), David Parkin (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 3 3 3
23 Dench, David (c) ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 4 2
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 1 0 23 16 7 4 0 1 2
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 9 7 4 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 2 0 2 0
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 4
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 10 0 2
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 2 1
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 4 1 22 18 4 3 2 3 3
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 3 3
37 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 1 0
22 Mulvihill, Brian ? ? 0 3 7 4 3 4 0 0 2
25 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 1 0 4 2
21 Perry, John ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 6 0 0 0
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 1
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 1 10 10 0 2 0 4 0
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 3 2 11 7 4 4 3 1 2
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 252 202 50 52 25 36 30

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Bremner, Ian HBFR ? 0 1 12 8 4 3 1 3 2
5 Crimmins, Peter RO ? 1 1 26 23 3 3 0 3 1
12 Day, Robert C ? 2 1 26 22 4 6 0 2 1
11 Douge, Brian HBFL ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 2 2
7 Grummisch, Charlie FF ? 1 0 15 11 4 5 0 2 1
18 Hawken, Les BPR↓ ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 6 1 2
8 Heath, Kevin FPL ? 0 2 14 12 2 4 0 1 3
25 Hendrie, John HFFR ? 1 4 14 9 5 5 1 1 2
2 Keddie, Bob HFFL ? 4 4 17 17 0 7 0 1 3
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 0 0 17 17 0 4 0 0 3
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 1 3 20 16 4 5 8 3 1
3 Matthews, Leigh FPR ? 8 2 21 21 0 6 0 3 3
30 Meagher, Des WR ? 0 0 20 20 0 4 0 2 5
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 1 0
27 Parkin, David (c) BPL ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 1 0
13 Rice, Leon WL ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 0 1
23 Scott, Don RU ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 24 4 2
29 Shinners, Brian SUB↑ ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 Stevenson, Bruce RR↓ ? 1 2 18 15 3 2 0 1 4
1 Stubbs, Ron SUB↑ ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 19 24 295 253 42 77 44 31 36

B. Shinners replaced B. Stevenson during the fourth quarter.
R. Stubbs replaced L. Hawken during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Brian Dixon
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin (c) 15 K. Moore 18 L. Hawken













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



11 B. Douge 24 P. Knights 20 I. Bremner













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



13 L. Rice 12 R. Day 30 D. Meagher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott 29 B. Shinners
HALF-FORWARD 34 B. Stevenson 1 R. Stubbs
2 B. Keddie 14 A. Martello 25 J. Hendrie 5 P. Crimmins











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 K. Heath 7 C. Grummisch 3 L. Matthews













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy