1976 VFL Round 22: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1976 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 22 of the 1976 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain. Peter Bedford captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

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

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, J. Blair, M. Browning, R. Dean, G. Dempster, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, R. Quade, M. Robertson, B. Round, G. Teasdale, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

North Melbourne (19.14.128) defeated South Melbourne (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Keenan (4), M. Blight (3), M. Dawson (3), B. Cable (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), P. Feltham, S. Icke, G. Melrose, T. Moore, D. Sutton
South Melbourne: S. Gull (5), N. Goss (2), P. Bedford, M. Browning, R. Quade, B. Round, G. Teasdale

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 August 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 14,196

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 19.14.128 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 1 9 . 8 15 . 11 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
South Melbourne 6 . 4 8 . 7 8 . 13 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin SMLB by 15 NMLB by 7 NMLB by 40 NMLB by 37 NMLB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Keith Greig (North Melbourne), Peter Bedford (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, N. Nash

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 3 2 18 13 5 7 0 3 5
21 Byrne, John ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 0 4
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 2 0 19 11 8 2 0 2 1
40 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 1 3
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 1 10 4 6 0 10 1 2
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 0 5 0
7 Dawson, Mark ? ? 3 2 23 18 5 6 0 3 2
23 Dench, David (vc) ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 5 0 1 1
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 1 1 18 7 11 3 0 3 5
27 Greig, Keith (c) ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 8 1 3 0
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 3 2
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 6 0 0 4
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 4 0 10 10 0 7 12 1 2
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 1 1 30 22 8 6 0 1 3
28 Moore, Terry ? ? 1 2 11 10 1 3 1 4 3
35 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 1 0 1 0
45 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 2
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 2 3 17 12 5 6 0 1 1
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 9 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 14 318 219 99 87 24 34 41

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 1 1 11 3 8 3 0 0 2
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 2
24 Blair, John ? ? 0 3 6 4 2 0 0 0 0
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 1 0 15 7 8 3 0 2 3
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 6 2
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
28 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 12 2 2
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 2 1 15 13 2 2 0 2 2
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 5 3 9 9 0 5 0 3 1
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 2 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 3 0 0 2
37 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 2 0 3 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 2 1
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 3 2
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 1 0 27 18 9 2 0 2 2
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 1 1
25 Round, Barry ? ? 1 2 19 15 4 6 14 7 4
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 6 1 2
9 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 4 1 1 1
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 2 0 4 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 19 257 185 72 51 33 42 33

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