1976 VFL Round 8: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1976 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1976 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, J. Gieschen, I. Hampshire, G. Jennings, I. Low, A. Lynch, K. Newland, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch, R. Smith, X. Tanner
Footscray (7.3.45) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (3), I. Dunstan, I. Low, K. Newland, B. Quinlan
North Melbourne: M. Blight (2), A. Briedis (2), J. Byrne (2), G. Melrose (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), B. Cable, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, K. Greig
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,148
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
7.3.45 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | (45) |
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | NMLB by 45 | NMLB by 37 | NMLB by 52 | NMLB by 50 | NMLB by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Lynch, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 3 | 317 | 240 | 77 | 62 | 19 | 54 | 33 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 363 | 260 | 103 | 66 | 20 | 33 | 54 | |||