1977 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1977 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1977 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the hosts with Wayne Schimmelbusch 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
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), S. Alves, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, J. Frazer, F. Gumbleton, G. Melrose, T. Moore, J. Moylan, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, G. Scanlan, D. Sutton
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, P. Ruscuklic, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman
North Melbourne (23.11.149) defeated Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Frazer (6), D. Sutton (5), B. Cable (3), W. Schimmelbusch (3), A. Briedis (2), J. Cassin, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, G. Melrose
Geelong: L. Donohue (4), T. Bright (2), P. Sarah (2), J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, S. Newman, P. Ruscuklic
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
17,259
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
23.11.149 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 3 | 21 | . | 9 | 23 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 11 | (149) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 34 | NMLB by 88 | NMLB by 65 | NMLB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Scanlan, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 11 | 343 | 241 | 102 | 79 | 23 | 24 | 46 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Ruscuklic, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 265 | 196 | 69 | 47 | 36 | 46 | 24 | |||