1975 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1975 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1975 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, S. Icke, S. Kekovich, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Appleton, G. Austen, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, P. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall, D. Whitford
North Melbourne (11.19.85) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (7), P. Baker, M. Blight, J. Burns, B. Goodingham
Fitzroy: P. Ruscuklic (6), R. Serafini (4), W. Irwin (3), J. Murphy (2), J. Christou, D. Wall
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,707
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
11.19.85 - 17.13.115
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | 270 | 212 | 58 | 58 | 0+ | 29 | 31 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Appleton, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 293 | 227 | 66 | 63 | 0+ | 31 | 29 | |||