1973 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1973 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1973 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, N. Brown, J. Christou, C. Cruse, N. Dare, W. Irwin, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, L. Richards, L. Robertson, R. Sault, R. Serafini, C. Smith, D. Wall, G. Wilson
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), P. Baker, J. Burns, D. Dench, P. Doherty, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, M. Nolan, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Fitzroy (16.12.108) defeated North Melbourne (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Christou (3), G. Austen (2), W. Irwin (2), K. O'Keeffe (2), R. Serafini (2), N. Brown, J. Murphy, L. Richards, D. Wall, G. Wilson
North Melbourne: D. Wade (5), B. Davis (2), M. Nolan (2), J. Burns, B. Goodingham, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
9,886
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.12.108 - 13.18.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 291 | 224 | 67 | 77 | 29 | 45 | 35 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Doherty, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 295 | 238 | 57 | 72 | 32 | 35 | 45 | |||