1977 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1977 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Hawthorn in the qualifying final, defeating Richmond in a semi final and defeating Hawthorn in the preliminary final, North Melbourne defeated Collingwood in the grand final (replay), winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 117.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Keith Greig
Vice-Captain:
David Dench
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #2 | 16 | 3 | R07, R09-15, R17, R19-20, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Baker, Phil | #29 | 21 | 35 | R01-06, R09-13, R17-22, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 24 | 24 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-19, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Boyse, Maurice | #44 | 4 | 1 | R18-19, R21-22 |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 23 | 40 | R01-02, R04-09, R12-17, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Briedis, Robert | #49 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 23 | 16 | R01-08, R11-16, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Cable, Barry | #9 | 25 | 34 | R01-03, R06-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Cassin, John | #3 | 27 | 36 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Cowton, Gary | #13 | 21 | 1 | R01-05, R07, R09-15, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 24 | 42 | R01-17, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Davis, Craig | #14 | 5 | 13 | R20-22, QF, SF |
| Dawson, Mark | #7 | 9 | 10 | R05-13 |
| Dench, David | #23 | 25 | 5 | R01-08, R10-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Frazer, John | #19 | 7 | 20 | R04, R07-11, R20 |
| Good, Kerry | #18 | 4 | 5 | R10-11, R15-16 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 8 | 0 | R01-06, R12-13 |
| Gumbleton, Frank | #30 | 19 | 2 | R01-10, R13-15, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 23 | 0 | R01-06, R08-16, R18-20, R22, QF, PF, GF, GR |
| Icke, Stephen | #36 | 26 | 9 | R01-06, R08-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 8 | 2 | R17-22, QF, SF |
| Keenan, Peter | #1 | 14 | 0 | R01, R08-09, R12, R17-22, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| May, Tony | #33 | 2 | 0 | R03, R15 |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 5 | 0 | R10-11, PF, GF, GR |
| Melrose, Graham | #17 | 19 | 24 | R01-19 |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 20 | 0 | R01-04, R12-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Moore, Terry | #28 | 16 | 5 | R02-04, R06-16, R18, QF |
| Moylan, John | #24 | 11 | 0 | R03-05, R07-11, R19-21 |
| Munari, Dennis | #37 | 3 | 0 | R14, R16-17 |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #35 | 10 | 0 | R12, R14-18, R20, PF, GF, GR |
| Nolan, Mick | #22 | 19 | 3 | R01-07, R13-22, QF, SF |
| Ramsay, Roy | #45 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R05-08, R16-18 |
| Scanlan, Glenn | #38 | 4 | 0 | R04, R07-09 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 26 | 27 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Smith, Rob | #26 | 2 | 0 | R18, QF |
| Sutton, Darryl | #5 | 15 | 14 | R05-11, R13, R17-19, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 21 | 10 | R01-06, R13-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Williams, Mark | #39 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 26 | 18 | -1- | 7 | R01-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF, GR |
| Dugdale, John | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R13 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 60 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 09/04/1977 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 23/04/1977 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 35 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 33 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 65 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 10 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 85 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 11/06/1977 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 16 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Ron Barassi | Keith Greig |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 41 | John Dugdale | Keith Greig |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 51 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 39 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 44 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 14 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 03/09/1977 | Qualifying Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 38 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 10/09/1977 | Semi Final | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 47 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 17/09/1977 | Preliminary Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 67 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 24/09/1977 | Grand Final | Collingwood | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
| 01/10/1977 | Grand Final (R) | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 27 | Ron Barassi | David Dench |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.