1976 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1976 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1976 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, B. Nettlefold, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, R. Smith, X. Tanner
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
North Melbourne (22.13.145) defeated Geelong (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Schimmelbusch (6), B. Crosswell (5), G. Cowton (4), M. Dawson (2), G. Melrose (2), P. Feltham, K. Greig, X. Tanner
Geelong: L. Donohue (5), P. Sarah (3), T. Bright, D. Clarke, G. Landy, M. Woolnough
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
19,334
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
22.13.145 - 12.6.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 7 | 22 | . | 13 | 22 | . | 13 | (145) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 37 | NMLB by 67 | NMLB by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 13 | 331 | 226 | 105 | 86 | 27 | 26 | 37 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 38 | Preen, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | 269 | 198 | 71 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 26 | |||