1972 VFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1972 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1972 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
David Dench captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, G. Cowton, V. Doolan, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, B. Hall, K. Haywood, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, J. Perry, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, R. Smith
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), R. Crow, N. Dare, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, I. McCulloch, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
North Melbourne (12.14.86) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (3), B. Mulvihill (2), P. Ryan (2), S. Mitchell, J. Perry, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, R. Smith
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (4), G. Renwick (3), J. Murphy (2), B. Padley (2), L. Richards (2), W. Irwin, R. Serafini, D. Wall
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
10,383
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
12.14.86 - 16.13.109
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | NMLB by 4 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dench, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Hall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 294 | 227 | 67 | 64 | 28 | 45 | 40 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 284 | 224 | 60 | 63 | 34 | 40 | 45 | |||