1974 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1974 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1974 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, K. Moore, D. Murray, M. Owens, P. Slade, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, M. Nolan, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Melbourne (13.11.89) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.15.129).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Keenan (4), S. Fitzsimmons (2), G. Hardeman (2), D. Clark, C. Ditterich, P. Slade, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
North Melbourne: D. Wade (5), S. Kekovich (4), B. Cable (2), B. Davis (2), R. Peterson (2), A. Briedis, K. Greig, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,616
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
13.11.89 - 19.15.129
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 64 | NMLB by 40 | NMLB by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Hedger
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 8 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Moore, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Murray, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Slade, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 8 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 8 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 274 | 227 | 47 | 92 | 0+ | 34 | 24 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | 295 | 233 | 62 | 60 | 0+ | 25 | 37 | |||