1977 VFL Round 22: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1977 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 22 of the 1977 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the hosts with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain. Ricky Quade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, C. Davis, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, K. Montgomery, M. Nolan, X. Tanner

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, T. Daniher, R. Dean, G. Dempster, C. Elliott, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, D. Young, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne (14.9.93) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.13.103).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Cassin (4), C. Davis (4), P. Baker (2), M. Blight (2), J. Byrne (2)
South Melbourne: G. Dempster (4), P. Morrison (4), N. Goss (3), M. Browning, C. Elliott, B. Round, G. Teasdale

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 August 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 19,012

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 14.9.93 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 5 6 . 6 13 . 8 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
South Melbourne 2 . 0 7 . 7 9 . 9 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin NMLB by 11 SMLB by 7 NMLB by 23 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: David Dench (North Melbourne), Ricky Quade (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, K. Smith

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 2 0 4 3 1 2 4 0 6
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 2 1 19 15 4 7 2 2 3
44 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 1 2 2
21 Byrne, John ? ? 2 3 29 23 6 4 0 3 3
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 0 0 4 2
3 Cassin, John ? ? 4 0 19 15 4 2 0 3 3
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 0 1 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 1 1 6
14 Davis, Craig ? ? 4 1 11 9 2 4 0 0 0
23 Dench, David (ac) ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 1 1 1
30 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 6 1 1 1
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 3 0
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 1 2 1
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 7 14 1 2
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 2 1
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 8 9 1 4
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) ? ? 0 3 21 16 5 4 0 3 3
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 4 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 9 286 205 81 72 34 36 41

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 2
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 1 0 22 16 6 5 0 4 1
2 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 1
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 1 0 3
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 4 1 11 9 2 5 0 1 3
36 Elliott, Chris ? ? 1 3 15 13 2 3 0 3 4
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 3 2 18 15 3 1 0 4 2
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 1 0 0 1
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 7 0 2 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 3 0 2 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 2 2
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 4 1 18 14 4 5 0 0 2
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 4 0
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 0 1 27 25 2 6 2 0 4
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 0
25 Round, Barry ? ? 1 2 15 7 8 5 3 5 3
8 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 1 4 0
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 26 24 2 12 14 8 3
14 Young, David ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 13 278 214 64 63 21 41 36

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s