1976 VFL Round 5: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1976 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1976 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Bruce Nankervis captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Armour, D. Barkley, R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, P. Feltham, A. Gallagher, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, B. Nettlefold, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner
Geelong (15.6.96) defeated North Melbourne (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (4), D. Barkley (3), K. Sheehan (2), D. Armour, G. Landy, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, M. Turner
North Melbourne: M. Blight (3), B. Cable (2), G. Melrose (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), P. Chisnall, K. Greig, T. Moore, B. Nettlefold
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
20,760
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.6.96 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | (96) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | GEEL by 12 | NMLB by 6 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Armour, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 6 | 313 | 245 | 68 | 107 | 38 | 29 | 28 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 286 | 196 | 90 | 54 | 24 | 29 | 29 | |||