1977 VFL Round 14: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1977 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1977 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, D. Collins, C. Dell, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Sandilands, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
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, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, D. Munari, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, X. Tanner
Footscray (9.10.64) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Jennings (2), L. Sandilands (2), T. Whitten (2), I. Low, B. Quinlan, T. Wheeler
North Melbourne: B. Cable (4), J. Byrne (3), J. Cassin (2), G. Cowton, G. Melrose
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,151
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.10.64 - 11.15.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | NMLB by 10 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 277 | 196 | 81 | 59 | 20 | 50 | 45 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 318 | 222 | 96 | 67 | 23 | 45 | 50 | |||