1972 VFL Round 10: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1972 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1972 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. David Dench 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
D. Dench (capt.), N. Brown, G. Cowton, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, K. Haywood, A. Hodgetts, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, P. Ryan

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, C. Anderson, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, J. Clennett, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Rollinson, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells

North Melbourne (6.11.47) were defeated by Melbourne (23.17.155).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: V. Doolan (2), J. Hopgood (2), R. Peterson, D. Pretty
Melbourne: G. Parke (5), R. Brewer (3), L. Burgmann (3), P. Callery (3), J. Gallus (3), P. Keenan (2), G. Wells (2), S. Alves, P. Sinclair

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 June 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 8,063

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.11.47 - 23.17.155

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 2 4 . 4 5 . 8 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Melbourne 11 . 7 14 . 9 15 . 14 23 . 17 23 . 17 (155)
Margin MELB by 71 MELB by 65 MELB by 66 MELB by 108 MELB by 108
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brian Dixon (North Melbourne), Ian Ridley (Melbourne)
Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), Frank Davis (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
36 Brown, Neil ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 2 1 1
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 0 1
23 Dench, David (c) ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 1
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 2 1 17 17 0 5 0 3 3
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 7 0 3 4
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 11 15 1 3
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 3 1
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 3 1 3 3
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 12 1 3
14 Hodgetts, Athol ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 1
1 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 2 2 20 14 6 10 3 3 3
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 2 3
35 Mitchell, Stan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 2 0 3 2
22 Mulvihill, Brian ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 2 3
21 Perry, John ? ? 0 2 17 14 3 6 0 2 3
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 3
9 Pretty, David ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 3 0 4 0
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 2 3 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 11 247 205 42 73 36 38 41

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 2 27 26 1 10 0 4 3
26 Anderson, Col ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 0 5 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 1 1
27 Brewer, Ross ? ? 3 2 16 14 2 4 0 0 4
10 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 3 1 15 12 3 5 0 2 4
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 3 3 28 21 7 1 0 4 2
34 Clennett, John ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 4 8 0 0
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 0 5 1
5 Gallus, John ? ? 3 0 10 10 0 6 4 1 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 27 24 3 6 0 4 3
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 2 16 0 1
41 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 9 0 0 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 5 3 15 13 2 8 0 3 0
45 Ritterman, Henry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 1
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 1 2 23 16 7 1 0 2 4
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 2 1
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 1 24 23 1 3 0 5 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 23 17 292 256 36 80 28 41 38

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