1976 VFL Round 19: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1976 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 19 of the 1976 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, D. Munari, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, D. Sutton
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, G. Dempsey, P. Featherby, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Morrison, P. Munro, R. Murrie, K. Newland, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
North Melbourne (8.13.61) defeated Footscray (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Cable (2), M. Dawson (2), G. Melrose (2), S. Icke, T. Moore
Footscray: I. Morrison (2), K. Templeton (2), R. Abbey, P. Featherby, I. Salmon
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,719
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
8.13.61 - 7.8.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 32 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Bill Goggin
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 340 | 244 | 96 | 72 | 21 | 47 | 46 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Munro, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | 290 | 207 | 83 | 56 | 34 | 48 | 47 | |||