1976 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1976 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1976 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, P. Feltham, J. Frazer, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner
Fitzroy
R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, R. Carter, Jim Christou, John Christou, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, P. Ruscuklic, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
North Melbourne (19.21.135) defeated Fitzroy (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Blight (5), J. Frazer (4), W. Schimmelbusch (4), B. Cable (2), G. Melrose (2), P. Keenan, M. Nolan
Fitzroy: J. Christou (2), R. Alexander, G. Allan, D. McMahon, I. Miller, P. Ruscuklic, R. Serafini, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
10,342
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
19.21.135 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 21 | 19 | . | 21 | (135) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 32 | NMLB by 54 | NMLB by 72 | NMLB by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Levens,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 21 | 334 | 236 | 98 | 90 | 37 | 31 | 35 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Christou, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | 275 | 187 | 88 | 59 | 23 | 35 | 32 | |||