1973 VFL Round 20: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1973 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 20 of the 1973 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the hosts.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), P. Baker, G. Cowton, D. Dench, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Evans, T. Farman, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, T. Mayne, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough, W. Yates
North Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated Geelong (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Schimmelbusch (3), S. Kekovich (2), D. Wade (2), R. Peterson, J. Rantall
Geelong: P. Sarah (3), G. Andrews, T. Evans, K. Newland, R. Whatman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,121
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
9.10.64 - 7.6.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 28 | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 293 | 238 | 55 | 80 | 26 | 39 | 53 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Mayne, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Whatman, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Yates, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | 295 | 239 | 56 | 73 | 28 | 53 | 39 | |||