1974 VFL Round 7: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1974 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1974 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Sam Newman captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, L. Crawford, P. Doyle, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), 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, B. Smith, D. Wade
Geelong (9.5.59) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Sarah (5), D. Clarke (2), K. Newland (2)
North Melbourne: R. Peterson (3), A. Briedis (2), M. Nolan (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), D. Wade (2), J. Burns, B. Cable
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th 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 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
24,685
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.5.59 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | NMLB by 18 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 31 | NMLB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Sam Newman
(Geelong),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 8 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 5 | 295 | 230 | 65 | 71 | 0+ | 39 | 23 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | ? | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 292 | 228 | 64 | 66 | 0+ | 23 | 37 | |||