1974 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1974 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 2 of the 1974 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Austin, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, G. Jennings, S. Magee, G. Merrington, M. O'Halloran, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, I. Salmon, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins
North Melbourne (20.12.132) defeated Footscray (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (5), P. Ryan (4), W. Schimmelbusch (4), B. Cable (2), P. Feltham (2), M. Blight, A. Briedis, B. Davis
Footscray: I. Rasmussen (4), L. Sandilands (3), P. Welsh (2), A. Gallagher, G. Jennings
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 15 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
21,355
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
20.12.132 - 11.9.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 57 | NMLB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | 340 | 249 | 91 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 32 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 37 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | 224 | 207 | 17 | 66 | 20 | 32 | 18 | |||