1974 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1974 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1974 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain. Peter Bedford captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, S. Kekovich, D. Michalczyk, K. Montgomery, J. Moylan, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, R. Smith

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, A. Beus, R. Cook, R. Doyle, T. Franklin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, J. Prentice, R. Quade, M. Robertson, N. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

North Melbourne (28.17.185) defeated South Melbourne (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (10), A. Briedis (4), B. Davis (4), M. Blight (3), P. Chisnall (2), P. Feltham (2), K. Greig, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith
South Melbourne: R. Doyle (5), S. Hoffman (3), R. Quade (2), N. Goss, J. Prentice

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 June 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,016

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 28.17.185 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 6 10 . 9 20 . 13 28 . 17 28 . 17 (185)
South Melbourne 4 . 1 7 . 6 9 . 6 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin NMLB by 17 NMLB by 21 NMLB by 73 NMLB by 106 NMLB by 106
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Graeme John (South Melbourne)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), Peter Bedford (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 3 1 29 23 6 14 ? 2 5
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 4 4 19 13 6 10 ? 2 4
11 Burns, John ? ? 0 1 23 15 8 2 ? 2 1
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 0 1 24 12 12 2 ? 4 1
40 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 2 ? 2 4
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 4 1 24 16 8 6 ? 1 1
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 ? 0 0
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 ? 3 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 2 2 18 12 6 4 ? 0 2
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 7 ? 3 5
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 2 ? 0 1
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 10 3 18 16 2 7 ? 3 2
16 Michalczyk, Dick ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 ? 1 1
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 ? 0 0
39 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 ? 4 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 ? 4 0
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 2 ? 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 1 2 21 17 4 7 ? 4 2
1 Smith, Brad ? ? 1 2 12 10 2 4 ? 2 5
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 ? 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 28 17 328 245 83 87 0+ 38 36

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 0 1 20 11 9 2 ? 1 0
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 ? 4 2
36 Beus, Alf ? ? 0 3 10 7 3 3 ? 1 1
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 ? 1 2
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 5 0 7 6 1 2 ? 1 4
14 Franklin, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 ? 1 2
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 ? 3 4
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 1 1 20 18 2 2 ? 2 3
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 ? 4 1
47 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 ? 5 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 3 1 14 8 6 0 ? 1 0
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 8 ? 1 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 1 ? 4 3
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 ? 0 0
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 5 ? 2 0
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 1 ? 0 5
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 ? 1 3
25 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 ? 2 1
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 ? 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 7 250 191 59 54 0+ 36 36

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s