1977 VFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1977 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1977 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the hosts.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), S. Alves, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, K. Good, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, T. May, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, X. Tanner
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, D. Cumming, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, C. Woodman
North Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated Melbourne (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Crosswell (5), A. Briedis (3), J. Cassin (3), K. Good (2), M. Nolan (2), S. Alves, B. Cable, S. Icke
Melbourne: R. Brewer (2), T. Carroll, H. Coles, D. Cumming, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, S. Smith, G. Wells, C. Woodman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,253
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
18.19.127 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 53 | NMLB by 51 | NMLB by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | May, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 309 | 223 | 86 | 67 | 40 | 36 | 43 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | Carroll, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | 243 | 191 | 52 | 59 | 21 | 43 | 36 | |||