1973 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1973 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 11 of the 1973 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Barry Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Clennett, F. Davis, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, S. Kerley, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, G. Swan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, V. Doolan, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, M. Nolan, D. Pagan, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, R. Smith, D. Wade

Melbourne (13.12.90) defeated North Melbourne (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Tilbrook (4), R. Brewer (3), G. Osborne (2), S. Alves, G. Parke, G. Swan, G. Wells
North Melbourne: P. Baker (3), P. Feltham (3), D. Wade (3), W. Schimmelbusch (2), B. Goodingham

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 June 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 32,951

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 13.12.90 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 2 7 . 5 9 . 8 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
North Melbourne 3 . 5 9 . 5 11 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin MELB by 3 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 11 MELB by 9 MELB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Ridley (Melbourne), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Barry Davis (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 5 0 2 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 5 0 0 0
27 Brewer, Ross ? ? 3 0 14 14 0 5 0 2 0
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 3 0 3 5
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 2 10 9 1 1 1 2 2
5 Clennett, John ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 4 0 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 20 3 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 2 0 3 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 0 3 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 8 0 3 4
9 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 1 3
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 2 0 11 10 1 5 4 4 2
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 2 16 11 5 11 0 0 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 8 1 1 1
36 Swan, Glenn ? ? 1 3 9 7 2 6 1 0 1
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 4 0 14 13 1 4 2 4 4
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 1 23 19 4 3 0 4 1
30 Williamson, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 3 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 12 270 232 38 80 36 38 33

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 3 2 11 9 2 5 0 4 2
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 2 0
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 32 26 6 4 0 5 2
7 Doolan, Vin ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 3 0 2 1
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 2
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 3 3 15 14 1 5 0 2 2
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 1 0 18 7 11 8 12 1 5
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 3 0 0 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 1 0
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 3 1
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 3 1 3 1
3 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 2 3
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 14 1 5
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 0 0 3 4
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 2 6
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 10 1 1 1
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 2 0 21 13 8 5 0 4 0
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 0
2 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 1 7 5 2 4 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 9 284 209 75 68 28 37 38

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