1973 VFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1973 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1973 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), A. Briedis, G. Cowton, D. Dench, V. Doolan, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, R. Muir, B. Nunn, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, R. Smith, D. Wade
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, W. Irwin, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, K. Murray, G. Noonan, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
North Melbourne (11.18.84) defeated Fitzroy (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Davis (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), D. Wade (2), V. Doolan, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, J. Rantall, R. Smith
Fitzroy: D. Wall (5), D. McMahon (2), G. Wilson (2), B. Padley
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
18,704
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
11.18.84 - 10.18.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | NMLB by 12 | FITZ by 4 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 18 | 314 | 240 | 74 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 38 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | 271 | 217 | 54 | 63 | 34 | 38 | 36 | |||