1976 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1976 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1976 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts. Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, G. Fowler, M. George, D. Harrington, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Byrne, B. Cable, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, D. Munari, B. Nettlefold, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner

Fitzroy (11.7.73) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (4), J. Murphy (2), G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, M. George, K. O'Keeffe
North Melbourne: W. Schimmelbusch (3), M. Blight (2), G. Melrose (2), J. Byrne, B. Cable, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, D. Munari

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,614

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 11.7.73 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 1 . 2 8 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
North Melbourne 2 . 7 8 . 7 8 . 12 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin NMLB by 11 NMLB by 47 NMLB by 6 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Keith Greig (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), David Dench (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry, H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 3 13 5 1
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 1
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 6 13 0 2
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 0 16 15 1 10 8 2 1
38 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 2 1
16 George, Max ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0
23 Harrington, Dan ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 5 0 0 0
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 7 0 1 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 4 0 2 0
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 1 2 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 4 0 4 1
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 2 2 24 20 4 5 2 4 1
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 4 0 2 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 1 5
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 2 3
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 1 3 3
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 0 4 2
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 3 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 4 1 32 18 14 6 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 7 299 217 82 74 38 39 25

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 2 0 11 9 2 6 1 1 3
21 Byrne, John ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 4 0 2 2
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 1 3 31 21 10 2 0 2 4
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 8 1 2 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 3 0 0 4
7 Dawson, Mark ? ? 1 1 28 22 6 9 1 0 1
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 6 0 1 1
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 2 20 13 7 2 1 0 3
27 Greig, Keith (c) ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 2 2
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 7 0 1 1
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 3 0 2 0
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 2 9 2 15 2 3
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 2 0 29 27 2 7 0 2 4
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 Moore, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 5 3 2
37 Munari, Dennis ? ? 1 0 30 16 14 1 0 0 3
35 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 1
45 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 5 0 1 1
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 3 1 16 11 5 4 0 4 2
49 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 13 14 339 236 103 76 24 25 39

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

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