1975 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1975 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1975 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval. Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Fitzroy
G. Allan, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Clifton, J. Duckworth, L. Dwyer, J. Lewis, W. Linton, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, R. Sault, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley

North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, J. Douglas, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, S. Kekovich, G. Melrose, D. Michalczyk, R. Muir, D. Munari, M. Nolan, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch

Fitzroy (14.12.96) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Linton (3), R. Serafini (3), C. Smith (3), G. Allan, L. Dwyer, K. O'Keeffe, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley
North Melbourne: G. Melrose (5), B. Crosswell (3), P. Ryan (2), B. Davis, J. Douglas, S. Kekovich, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 July 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,034

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 14.12.96 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 3 7 . 9 11 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
North Melbourne 4 . 1 9 . 6 13 . 11 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin FITZ by 8 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 13 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Barry Davis (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), David Dench (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 1 24 21 3 3 0 4 3
40 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 1 2
41 Christou, John ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 1
18 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 4
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 1
42 Dwyer, Lex ? ? 1 1 12 11 1 0 0 2 1
43 Lewis, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 14 1 1
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 3 1 23 19 4 4 0 3 1
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 13 3 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 32 28 4 9 0 6 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 0 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 1 26 20 6 6 4 5 1
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 2 1 0 0
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 1
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 0 1 1
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 3 2 20 18 2 6 1 3 3
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 4 1 1 4
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 0 22 19 3 1 0 2 0
45 Weatherley, Graeme ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 4 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 12 271 224 47 64 37 41 33

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Burns, John ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 5 1 1 4
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 1 0 6 2
40 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 2 0 0 3
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 3 2 16 8 8 3 0 1 1
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 1 0 32 23 9 3 2 0 3
35 Dawson, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 2 1
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 2 0 5 1
14 Douglas, John ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 5 0 2 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 6 0 3 0
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 4 1
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 1 1 21 21 0 5 0 2 2
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 5 3 22 19 3 7 0 1 4
16 Michalczyk, Dick ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 2
3 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 2
37 Munari, Dennis ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 3 28 1 4
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 1 1
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 2 1 12 12 0 7 5 2 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 1 2 25 19 6 5 0 1 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 308 241 67 71 36 33 41

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