1972 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1972 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1972 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
David Dench captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, G. Austen, G. Booth, R. Brain, N. Brown, R. Crow, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, V. Doolan, J. Douglas, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, D. Pagan, J. Perry, D. Pretty, P. Robinson, P. Ryan
Fitzroy (16.14.110) defeated North Melbourne (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Wall (5), W. Irwin (3), R. Crow (2), T. Lloyd (2), A. Thompson (2), N. Brown, J. Murphy
North Melbourne: J. Hopgood (3), M. Dawson (2), R. Muir (2), R. Henshaw, D. Pretty
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,007
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.14.110 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 44 | FITZ by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Booth, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Brain, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 303 | 242 | 61 | 74 | 26 | 44 | 47 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Douglas, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Robinson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 286 | 250 | 36 | 83 | 31 | 47 | 44 | |||