1977 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 April 1977 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1977 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Max Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, M. Batt, G. Betts, P. Carman, S. Clifford, I. Cooper, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, K. Grose, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, P. McCormack, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, D. Tuddenham, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
North Melbourne (16.6.102) defeated Collingwood (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Crosswell (6), A. Briedis (5), W. Schimmelbusch (2), J. Byrne, B. Cable, G. Melrose
Collingwood: M. Batt (3), D. Tuddenham (2), A. Atkinson, P. Carman, R. Dunne, K. Grose, P. McCormack, M. Richardson, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
28,073
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
16.6.102 - 13.15.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | COLL by 21 | COLL by 31 | level | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Max Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye,
G. Fellows
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 6 | 285 | 198 | 87 | 52 | 26 | 46 | 38 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Batt, Murrie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Grose, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 246 | 195 | 51 | 50 | 26 | 38 | 46 | |||