1974 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1974 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1974 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, D. Michalczyk, K. Montgomery, D. Munari, M. Nolan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, B. Barham, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Scott, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, G. Wood

North Melbourne (19.14.128) defeated Melbourne (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (7), B. Davis (3), M. Blight (2), B. Cable (2), A. Briedis, J. Burns, M. Nolan, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
Melbourne: G. Baker (3), R. Brewer (2), B. Barham, G. Scott, S. Smith, G. Wood

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,094

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 19.14.128 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 0 7 . 3 11 . 5 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Melbourne 4 . 5 5 . 5 8 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin MELB by 23 NMLB by 10 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 64 NMLB by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), Stan Alves (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 2 2 14 12 2 2 ? 3 1
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 6 ? 6 1
11 Burns, John ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 1 ? 2 1
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 2 ? 0 2
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 3 0 22 20 2 4 ? 2 0
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 1 ? 2 1
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 ? 4 1
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 1 ? 2 6
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 27 21 6 9 ? 1 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 ? 0 1
16 Michalczyk, Dick ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 ? 1 0
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 ? 2 0
42 Munari, Dennis ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 ? 0 0
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 2 ? 2 3
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 1 1 17 16 1 0 ? 1 3
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 ? 3 2
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 ? 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 1 2 21 17 4 3 ? 3 3
1 Smith, Brad ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 3 ? 3 2
2 Wade, Doug ? ? 7 1 10 9 1 4 ? 3 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 14 273 206 67 55 0+ 40 32

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 1 22 20 2 7 ? 2 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 3 1 12 9 3 8 ? 1 4
31 Barham, Billy ? ? 1 1 12 12 0 2 ? 1 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 ? 3 4
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 2 4 16 12 4 7 ? 1 1
14 Chamberlain, Neil ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 ? 3 3
5 Clennett, John ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 ? 0 4
12 Collins, Mike ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 ? 1 0
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 ? 1 2
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 0 ? 1 1
43 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 5 ? 5 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 ? 0 3
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 3 ? 0 3
26 Scott, Graham ? ? 1 0 10 10 0 2 ? 1 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 0 ? 3 5
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 ? 4 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 24 22 2 4 ? 4 1
27 Wood, Greg ? ? 1 0 19 18 1 1 ? 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 10 239 199 40 62 0+ 32 40

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