1975 VFL Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1975 between North Melbourne and Richmond in the preliminary final of the 1975 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at VFL Park.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Royce Hart captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, S. Kekovich, M. Nolan, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, N. Carter, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, M. Green, M. Keane, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, K. Morris, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
North Melbourne (10.16.76) defeated Richmond (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (3), P. Feltham (2), M. Blight, B. Cable, B. Davis, S. Kekovich, W. Schimmelbusch
Richmond: A. Edwards (4), D. Cloke, R. Hart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the grand final and Richmond were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 September 1975
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
71,130
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
10.16.76 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 339 | 240 | 99 | 91 | 35 | 30 | 47 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | 250 | 197 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 47 | 30 | |||