1977 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1977 between Collingwood and North Melbourne in the grand final of the 1977 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, R. Barham, G. Betts, S. Bond, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, D. Gott, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), S. Alves, P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, S. McCann, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Collingwood (10.16.76) drew with North Melbourne (9.22.76).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Moore (4), R. Kink (2), G. Anderson, R. Barham, R. Dunne, R. Shaw
North Melbourne: P. Baker (6), D. Dench (2), D. Sutton
As a result of this match, a replay between Collingwood and North Melbourne was required.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1977
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
108,224
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
drew with
North Melbourne
Score:
10.16.76 - 9.22.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 22 | 9 | . | 22 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 2 | COLL by 27 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Max Richardson
(Collingwood),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
J. Sutcliffe
Goal Umpire:
K. Barker,
L. Robinson
Boundary Umpire:
K. Mitchell,
L. Paterson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 255 | 203 | 52 | 60 | 25 | 39 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 22 | 305 | 229 | 76 | 82 | 34 | 32 | 39 | |||