1977 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1977 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1977 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
In the absence of Keith Greig, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), S. Alves, P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, J. Frazer, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, T. Moore, J. Moylan, G. Scanlan, D. Sutton
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, J. Christou, N. Dare, T. Godfrey, C. Hansen, N. MacLeod, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, G. Wilson
North Melbourne (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Cable (4), J. Frazer (3), M. Blight (2), M. Dawson, G. Melrose, D. Sutton
Fitzroy: R. Alexander (2), B. Beecroft (2), J. Christou, C. Hansen, N. MacLeod, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,904
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
12.12.84 - 10.14.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 1 | FITZ by 17 | NMLB by 10 | NMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Scanlan, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 331 | 235 | 96 | 70 | 21 | 27 | 53 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Christou, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Godfrey, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | 316 | 224 | 92 | 52 | 43 | 53 | 27 | |||