1973 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1973 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1973 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval. Barry Davis captained the hosts. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), A. Briedis, G. Cowton, D. Dench, V. Doolan, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, R. Muir, B. Nunn, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, C. Britt, J. Clifton, H. Coles, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, G. Jenkin, L. Kaine, P. Manassa, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, G. Reichman, M. Richardson, D. Salmon

North Melbourne (13.20.98) were defeated by Collingwood (15.19.109).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Ryan (3), B. Davis (2), D. Sutton (2), A. Briedis, D. Farrant, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
Collingwood: G. Dunstan (3), R. Oborne (3), G. Bisset (2), H. Coles (2), G. Jenkin (2), P. Manassa, M. Richardson, L. Thompson

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 5 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 27,048

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 13.20.98 - 15.19.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 14 3 . 16 8 . 18 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Collingwood 3 . 4 7 . 15 10 . 17 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Margin NMLB by 4 COLL by 23 COLL by 11 COLL by 11 COLL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 0 1
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 1 0 3 1
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 4 1
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 1 3 11 9 2 2 0 1 0
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 1 5 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 1 3
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 17 4 4
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 1 1 0
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 3 2 2
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 0 1 2 2
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 1 5 17 15 2 4 0 3 3
3 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 3
25 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 3 0 2 1
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 2 0 4 3
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 3 0 4 1
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 3 3 10 7 3 5 2 0 1
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 1 3 16 14 2 6 0 2 1
14 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 2 1 10 9 1 3 0 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 20 256 203 53 55 25 44 33

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bisset, George ? ? 2 3 22 21 1 2 0 3 1
27 Britt, Con ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 2 3
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 6 0 2 2
37 Coles, Henry ? ? 2 1 19 16 3 2 0 4 1
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 2 2
7 Delahunty, Mike ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 3 4
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
9 Dunstan, Graeme ? ? 3 2 12 10 2 6 0 0 3
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 7 0 1 1
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 2 1 12 10 2 4 5 0 5
11 Kaine, Laurie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 6 0 0 1
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 3 2 15 13 2 3 0 3 3
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 3
3 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
28 Reichman, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 6 0 2 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 1 2 17 15 2 6 0 0 2
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 1 25 24 1 1 0 5 2
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 3
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 1 4 19 17 2 11 23 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 19 270 233 37 77 30 33 44

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s