1977 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1977 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 5 of the 1977 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, G. Melrose, J. Moylan, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), G. Bell, M. Crow, N. Fields, G. Foulds, D. Hartigan, S. Heard, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson
North Melbourne (18.17.125) defeated Essendon (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Melrose (4), B. Crosswell (3), M. Blight (2), J. Cassin (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), A. Briedis, M. Dawson, F. Gumbleton, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Essendon: S. Madden (5), B. Walsh (3), K. Roberts (2), S. Robins (2), M. Crow, G. Foulds, S. Taubert
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
22,323
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
18.17.125 - 15.15.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 17 | ESSE by 12 | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 325 | 223 | 102 | 61 | 27 | 24 | 47 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 280 | 220 | 60 | 62 | 36 | 47 | 24 | |||