1977 VFL Round 18: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1977 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1977 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
T. Bright, M. Browne, R. Card, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, W. Hovey, P. Jeffreys, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, A. McGillivray, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, S. Newman, C. Nish, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Witcombe, M. Woolnough
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, M. Boyse, B. Cable, J. Cassin, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, T. Moore, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Geelong (6.15.51) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Witcombe (3), G. Landy (2), W. Hovey
North Melbourne: P. Baker (4), J. Cassin (3), B. Cable (2), G. Melrose (2), M. Blight, M. Boyse, D. Sutton
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,898
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
6.15.51 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 44 | NMLB by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Hovey, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | McGillivray, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 37 | Nish, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | 273 | 227 | 46 | 75 | 7 | 60 | 36 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 341 | 240 | 101 | 95 | 31 | 36 | 60 | |||