1974 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1974 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Laurie Richards captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Fitzroy
L. Richards (capt.), G. Austen, R. Brain, R. Carter, D. Farnham, K. Hayes, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, I. Miller, K. Murray, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, N. Taylor, A. Thompson, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, F. Gumbleton, S. Kekovich, D. Michalczyk, K. Montgomery, D. Munari, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade
Fitzroy (8.7.55) were defeated by North Melbourne (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Serafini (3), D. Whitford (2), D. Farnham, I. McCulloch, D. Searl
North Melbourne: D. Wade (5), B. Davis (2), M. Blight, P. Feltham, B. Smith
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
7,615
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.7.55 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 31 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Lyons
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 41 | Brain, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 8 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 9 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | 305 | 239 | 66 | 62 | 0+ | 53 | 29 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Michalczyk, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 323 | 251 | 72 | 74 | 0+ | 29 | 53 | |||