1977 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1977 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1977 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, P. Keays, C. McKellar, A. Moir, T. Sullivan, C. Woodman
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, T. May, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, J. Moylan, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner
Melbourne (14.18.102) were defeated by North Melbourne (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Baker (2), H. Coles (2), C. Graham (2), G. Wells (2), R. Brewer, D. Campbell, A. Davis, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, C. Woodman
North Melbourne: P. Baker (4), T. Moore (3), M. Blight (2), B. Crosswell (2), G. Melrose (2), J. Cassin, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,543
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
14.18.102 - 16.9.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 18 | 293 | 206 | 87 | 52 | 29 | 48 | 33 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | May, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 305 | 208 | 97 | 63 | 35 | 32 | 49 | |||