1974 VFL Round 21: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1974 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 21 of the 1974 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval. Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, M. Nolan, D. Pagan, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, G. Bisset, J. Clifton, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, B. Heard, A. Holmes, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, P. Moore, R. Oborne, B. Picken, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, J. Williams

North Melbourne (25.15.165) defeated Collingwood (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (8), P. Baker (4), A. Briedis (3), W. Schimmelbusch (3), S. Kekovich (2), B. Davis, M. Dawson, D. Dench, P. Feltham, M. Nolan
Collingwood: P. McKenna (3), R. Oborne (2), R. Dean, P. Manassa, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 24 August 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 25,808

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 25.15.165 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 6 10 . 10 17 . 14 25 . 15 25 . 15 (165)
Collingwood 1 . 1 5 . 4 6 . 10 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin NMLB by 35 NMLB by 36 NMLB by 70 NMLB by 91 NMLB by 91
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Captains: Barry Davis (North Melbourne), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 4 1 13 9 4 6 ? 1 3
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 3 2 17 9 8 8 ? 2 3
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 0 3 23 16 7 3 ? 3 4
40 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 0 2 22 20 2 3 ? 1 2
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 4 ? 1 1
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 1 0 24 20 4 9 ? 2 2
35 Dawson, Mark ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 3 ? 1 1
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 2 ? 1 1
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 1 2
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 2 17 13 4 6 ? 2 1
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 1 8 8 0 5 ? 2 1
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 1 ? 3 2
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 2 1 21 16 5 6 ? 3 3
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 2 ? 2 1
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 8 ? 0 4
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 ? 2 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 ? 0 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 3 2 18 13 5 2 ? 4 4
1 Smith, Brad ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 ? 1 2
2 Wade, Doug ? ? 8 1 14 13 1 7 ? 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 25 15 297 234 63 83 0+ 34 42

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 ? 0 1
4 Bisset, George ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 ? 0 1
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 ? 3 1
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 3 ? 1 3
28 Delahunty, Mike ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 ? 3 2
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 5 ? 2 1
40 Holmes, Allan ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 ? 1 2
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 4 ? 0 1
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 3 1 8 8 0 4 ? 2 2
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 ? 2 1
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 2 2 10 9 1 2 ? 2 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 1 3 14 12 2 6 ? 3 5
3 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 ? 2 0
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 2 19 16 3 5 ? 3 1
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 0 27 26 1 4 ? 2 3
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 ? 1 3
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 1 1 24 23 1 2 ? 7 2
7 Shephard, Graeme ? ? 0 2 11 10 1 5 ? 0 0
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 ? 6 2
14 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 9 ? 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 14 249 207 42 61 0+ 42 34

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