1977 VFL Round 20: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1977 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1977 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, M. Conlan, W. Duke, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, L. Serafini, A. Sinclair, A. Thompson, G. Ward
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), S. Alves, P. Baker, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, C. Davis, J. Frazer, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, K. Montgomery, J. Moylan, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, X. Tanner
Fitzroy (9.11.65) were defeated by North Melbourne (10.19.79).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (2), G. Fowler (2), W. Irwin (2), C. Hansen, D. McMahon, J. Murphy
North Melbourne: J. Cassin (3), C. Davis (3), P. Baker, A. Briedis, W. Schimmelbusch, X. Tanner
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th 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 20
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
12,350
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.11.65 - 10.19.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Margin | NMLB by 17 | level | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Duke, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Ward, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | 312 | 223 | 89 | 60 | 23 | 43 | 39 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 19 | 314 | 223 | 91 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 43 | |||