1972 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1972 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1972 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
David Dench captained the hosts.
John Rantall captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, M. Dawson, P. Doherty, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, B. Nunn, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, P. Robinson, P. Ryan
South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), R. Ball, P. Bedford, R. Cook, B. Davis, R. Doyle, W. Ewin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, R. Hay, G. Lakes, N. Miller, L. Morton, J. Murphy, S. Officer, J. Pitura, M. Plant, J. Prentice, R. Quade, M. Robertson
North Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated South Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Doherty (4), M. Dawson (2), J. Perry (2), R. Peterson (2), P. Baker, V. Doolan
South Melbourne: B. Davis (4), L. Morton (3), P. Bedford (2), N. Goss, N. Miller
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
7,191
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.15.87 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | NMLB by 9 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 2 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
John Rantall
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Doherty, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Robinson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 307 | 256 | 51 | 111 | 32 | 38 | 37 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Ewin, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Hay, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Miller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Morton, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Officer, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Plant, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 261 | 229 | 32 | 66 | 14 | 37 | 39 | |||