1972 VFL Round 11: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1972 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 11 of the 1972 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at VFL Park. David Dench captained the hosts. Doug Wade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), G. Cowton, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, M. Hawking, K. Haywood, R. Henshaw, G. Joseph, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Nunn, D. Pagan, J. Perry, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Robinson, P. Ryan

Geelong
D. Wade (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, D. Barkley, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, G. Lindquist, T. Mayne, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, I. Russell, B. Ryan, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, R. Whatman

North Melbourne (14.11.95) were defeated by Geelong (14.20.104).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Hawking (4), M. Redenbach (3), G. Joseph (2), V. Doolan, P. Feltham, S. Mitchell, J. Perry, P. Ryan
Geelong: D. Wade (7), D. Clarke (2), D. Barkley, T. Mayne, K. Newland, B. Ryan, P. Sarah

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Monday 12 June 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 13,968

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 14.11.95 - 14.20.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 2 7 . 6 11 . 8 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Geelong 4 . 6 6 . 10 11 . 17 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Margin GEEL by 16 NMLB by 2 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brian Dixon (North Melbourne), Bill McMaster (Geelong)
Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), Doug Wade (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 6 2
23 Dench, David (c) ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 3 4
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 1 1 27 19 8 9 0 1 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 2 21 21 0 3 0 1 2
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 6 8 1 5
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 28 22 6 3 0 3 0
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Hawking, Michael ? ? 4 0 10 8 2 4 0 1 3
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 4 3 2
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 1
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 4 0 6 3
35 Mitchell, Stan ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 3 0 2 5
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 6 0 4 4
25 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 2 14 10 4 2 0 3 3
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 0 1
21 Perry, John ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 8 0 1 2
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 2 0 2 2
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 3 1 13 10 3 3 0 2 1
52 Robinson, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 2 5
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 1 3 13 13 0 8 4 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 11 296 239 57 75 16 42 46

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 2 26 24 2 11 2 3 5
5 Barkley, David ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 8 0 1 4
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 3 22 21 1 5 0 4 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 3 27 26 1 10 0 3 1
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 7 0 1 2
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 8 11 2 2
8 Lindquist, Greg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mayne, Terry ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 33 27 6 7 0 9 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 6 0 1 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 6 2 6
37 Russell, Ivan ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 1 7 4 3 3 0 1 0
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 3 14 12 2 1 0 2 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 3 2
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 7 3 2 4
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 6 1 3 2
23 Wade, Doug (c) ? ? 7 2 14 10 4 6 0 4 1
19 Whatman, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 20 311 260 51 104 23 46 42

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