1976 VFL Round 20: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1976 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Amos, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, N. Fields, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, S. Icke, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, D. Munari, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, P. Ryan
Essendon (10.9.69) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Cahill (3), R. Close, M. Crow, G. Foulds, S. Madden, G. Moss, B. Walsh, A. Wilson
North Melbourne: M. Dawson (2), G. Melrose (2), T. Moore (2), B. Nettlefold (2), M. Blight, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, K. Greig, M. Nolan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,474
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
10.9.69 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | ESSE by 1 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | 291 | 222 | 69 | 70 | 24 | 46 | 33 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 301 | 223 | 78 | 77 | 35 | 33 | 46 | |||