1972 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1972 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 21 of the 1972 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, J. Clennett, G. Hardeman, S. Kerley, J. Letcher, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Rollinson, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, M. Walker, G. Wells, P. Williamson
North Melbourne
A. Briedis, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, P. Doherty, V. Doolan, J. Douglas, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, B. Nunn, J. Perry, D. Pretty, P. Ryan
Melbourne (17.22.124) defeated North Melbourne (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (4), G. Parke (4), G. Wells (3), P. Callery (2), S. Alves, G. Molloy, H. Ritterman, J. Tilbrook
North Melbourne: G. Joseph (4), V. Doolan (3), A. Briedis, M. Dawson, P. Doherty, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, R. Henshaw, D. Pretty
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,241
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
17.22.124 - 14.7.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 22 | (124) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | NMLB by 11 | MELB by 3 | level | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Letcher, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | McKenzie, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Ritterman, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rollinson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 54 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 22 | 278 | 233 | 45 | 78 | 14 | 33 | 40 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Doherty, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Douglas, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | 301 | 238 | 63 | 99 | 24 | 40 | 33 | |||