1976 VFL Semi Final 1: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1976 between North Melbourne and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1976 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
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.), M. Blight, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, S. Kekovich, G. Melrose, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, D. Manson, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
North Melbourne (14.9.93) defeated Geelong (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Schimmelbusch (6), B. Crosswell (3), M. Blight, B. Cable, P. Feltham, P. Keenan, M. Nolan
Geelong: T. Bright (2), M. Browne (2), L. Donohue (2), B. Nankervis, K. Sheehan
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Carlton in the preliminary final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1976
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
71,042
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
14.9.93 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 18 | NMLB by 33 | NMLB by 33 | |||||||||||
| 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:
B. Deller,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | 292 | 211 | 81 | 80 | 29 | 34 | 46 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 250 | 202 | 48 | 64 | 21 | 44 | 34 | |||