1976 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1976 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1976 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, S. Kekovich, G. Melrose, T. Moore, P. O'Donoghue, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, R. Smith
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, D. Campbell, N. Chamberlain, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, M. Lyons, C. McKellar, R. Smith, S. Smith, G. Wells, T. Wilkins
North Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Melbourne (11.21.87).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (2), B. Cable (2), P. Chisnall, K. Greig, G. Melrose, T. Moore, W. Schimmelbusch
Melbourne: H. Coles (3), G. Baker (2), A. Davis (2), S. Grambeau (2), S. Fitzsimmons, T. Wilkins
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
17,986
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
9.10.64 - 11.21.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 21 | 11 | . | 21 | (87) |
| Margin | NMLB by 16 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| 46 | O'Donoghue, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 293 | 216 | 77 | 70 | 29 | 40 | 39 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Lyons, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 21 | 293 | 227 | 66 | 71 | 16 | 36 | 37 | |||