1977 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1977 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 17 of the 1977 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the hosts with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
Kevin Sheedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), S. Alves, P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, B. Cable, J. Cassin, B. Crosswell, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, D. Munari, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, N. Carter, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, J. Pitura, G. Raines, M. Roach, N. Roberts, G. Robertson, B. Wood
North Melbourne (15.11.101) defeated Richmond (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Baker (4), W. Schimmelbusch (3), D. Dench (2), G. Melrose (2), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Cassin, X. Tanner
Richmond: D. Cloke (3), A. Edwards (3), R. Lamb (3), M. Roach (2), K. Bartlett, C. Clayton, J. Jess
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,359
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
15.11.101 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Barry Richardson
(Richmond)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 6 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | 305 | 200 | 105 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 48 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 286 | 198 | 88 | 58 | 25 | 47 | 48 | |||