1972 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1972 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1972 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
David Dench captained the hosts.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, G. Cowton, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, J. Hopgood, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, R. Montgomery, R. Muir, B. Nunn, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Robinson, P. Ryan
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Austin, L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, D. Brown, G. Casey, B. Cockerell, D. Collins, G. Cook, R. McGhie, G. Merrington, M. O'Halloran, B. Quinlan, B. Round, L. Sandilands, R. Stamp, A. Stoneham, R. Thomas, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
North Melbourne (8.15.63) were defeated by Footscray (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Muir (2), M. Redenbach (2), V. Doolan, P. Feltham, K. Greig, P. Robinson
Footscray: B. Round (3), L. Sandilands (3), B. Cockerell (2), B. Quinlan (2), G. Austin, D. Brown, R. McGhie, A. Stoneham
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
9,302
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
8.15.63 - 14.15.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 46 | FOOT by 36 | FOOT by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 35 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Montgomery, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | Robinson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | 274 | 228 | 46 | 85 | 23 | 46 | 52 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Brown, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Cockerell, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Cook, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | O'Halloran, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Stamp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Thomas, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 303 | 253 | 50 | 81 | 32 | 52 | 46 | |||