1975 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1975 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1975 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. Peter Crimmins captained the hosts with Don Scott as vice-captain. Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Hawthorn
Back: P. Welsh, K. Moore, K. Heath
Half-back: B. Jaworskyj, P. Knights, I. Bremner
Centre: L. Rice, K. Matthews, G. Ablett
Half-forward: D. Meagher, A. Martello, J. Hendrie
Forward: L. Petch, M. Moncrieff, L. Matthews
Follower: D. Scott (vice-capt.), M. Tuck, P. Crimmins (capt.)
Sub.: A. De Wolde, A. Goad

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

Hawthorn (15.15.105) defeated North Melbourne (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (6), K. Matthews (2), L. Matthews (2), D. Scott (2), A. Goad, J. Hendrie, M. Tuck
North Melbourne: G. Cowton (3), D. Wade (3), M. Nolan (2), A. Briedis, B. Cable, D. Michalczyk

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 April 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 14,978

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. North Melbourne
Score: 15.15.105 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 6 . 9 9 . 12 12 . 12 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
North Melbourne 2 . 0 7 . 3 9 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin HWTH by 33 HWTH by 21 HWTH by 23 HWTH by 29 HWTH by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Peter Crimmins (Hawthorn), Barry Davis (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Don Scott (Hawthorn), David Dench (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 0 0 18 16 2 1 ? 1 2
20 Bremner, Ian HBFR ? 0 0 21 17 4 4 ? 0 1
5 Crimmins, Peter (c) RO ? 0 1 16 13 3 1 ? 0 3
27 De Wolde, Alle SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
19 Goad, Alan SUB↑ ? 1 1 17 11 6 1 ? 2 2
8 Heath, Kevin BPR ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 ? 3 1
25 Hendrie, John HFFR ? 1 1 15 12 3 3 ? 0 3
1 Jaworskyj, Bohdan HBFL ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 ? 1 1
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 ? 1 1
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 0 2 10 8 2 1 ? 2 5
4 Matthews, Kelvin C ? 2 1 13 10 3 3 ? 1 2
3 Matthews, Leigh FPR ? 2 2 22 20 2 2 ? 0 3
30 Meagher, Des HFFL↓ ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 ? 0 0
6 Moncrieff, Michael FF ? 6 5 19 15 4 10 ? 2 2
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 ? 3 0
34 Petch, Len FPL ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 ? 2 2
13 Rice, Leon WL ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 ? 1 5
23 Scott, Don (vc) RU ? 2 1 14 11 3 6 ? 1 1
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 1 1 24 23 1 3 ? 2 1
12 Welsh, Peter BPL ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 ? 2 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 279 234 45 53 0+ 24 40

A. Goad replaced D. Meagher during the first quarter.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 1 3 10 9 1 4 ? 2 3
11 Burns, John ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 5 ? 3 2
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 0 ? 0 0
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 3 0 14 8 6 2 ? 2 2
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 ? 2 2
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 ? 2 2
28 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 ? 1 1
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 ? 2 0
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 26 23 3 6 ? 6 1
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 2 ? 2 2
16 Michalczyk, Dick ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 7 ? 4 3
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 6 ? 4 1
24 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 ? 2 0
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 3 ? 1 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 5 ? 1 0
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 ? 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 1 ? 4 2
1 Smith, Brad ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 ? 2 1
2 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 4 10 8 2 4 ? 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 10 283 220 63 58 0+ 41 24

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

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






23 D. Scott (vc) 27 A. De Wolde
3 L. Matthews 6 M. Moncrieff 34 L. Petch 17 M. Tuck 19 A. Goad
FORWARD 5 P. Crimmins (c)

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25 J. Hendrie 14 A. Martello 30 D. Meagher



HALF-FORWARD



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2 G. Ablett 4 K. Matthews 13 L. Rice FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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20 I. Bremner 24 P. Knights 1 B. Jaworskyj



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8 K. Heath 15 K. Moore 12 P. Welsh



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi