1973 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1973 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1973 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Barry Davis captained the hosts. David Thorpe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), G. Cowton, D. Dench, V. Doolan, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, M. Nolan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, D. Wade

Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Baker, L. Bartlett, C. Boyd, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, S. Magee, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins

North Melbourne (8.8.56) drew with Footscray (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (3), V. Doolan, P. Feltham, S. Kekovich, M. Nolan, R. Peterson
Footscray: P. Welsh (4), S. Magee (2), D. Collins, D. Thorpe

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 26 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 16,148

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne drew with Footscray
Score: 8.8.56 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 7 6 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Footscray 3 . 3 6 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FOOT by 13 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 7 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), David Thorpe (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 0 0 0 3
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 0 2 27 25 2 4 0 5 3
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 6 2
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 1 1 20 17 3 1 0 5 4
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 5 0 4 2
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 10 0 2 1
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 6 0 3 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 1 4 2
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 2 2
1 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 2 12 2 4
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 1 1 1 4
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 4 0
3 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 0 2
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 5 13 2 5
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 4 0 7 2
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 3 2
14 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 0 3 1
2 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 8 269 217 52 62 27 55 48

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 4 7 3 4
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 5 0 2 4
44 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 1 1
48 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 3 0 3 5
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 27 23 4 15 13 6 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 4
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 30 29 1 6 0 5 3
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 0 1 23 20 3 5 0 6 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 2 1 22 15 7 6 0 0 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 6 0 2 4
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 1 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 1 1 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 6 0 3 1
29 Simmons, Grant ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 7 0 2 4
16 Thorpe, David (c) ? ? 1 1 31 29 2 5 0 6 7
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 4 1 10 10 0 7 0 0 5
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 4 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 8 305 266 39 90 21 48 54

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