1978 VFL Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1978 between North Melbourne and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at VFL Park.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), S. Alves, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Burns, J. Byrne, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, R. Glendinning, R. Henshaw, R. Huppatz, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, D. Smith, D. Sutton
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), R. Barham, S. Bond, R. Byrne, R. Dunne, A. Ireland, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, G. Whitcroft, K. Worthington
North Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated Collingwood (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (3), M. Boyse (2), R. Huppatz (2), S. McCann (2), D. Smith (2), S. Alves, M. Blight, W. Schimmelbusch
Collingwood: R. Dunne (3), R. Shaw (3), P. Carman (2), P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the grand final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1978
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
73,354
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
14.12.96 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Phil Carman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 321 | 228 | 93 | 80 | 31 | 37 | 49 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 44 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Whitcroft, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 254 | 192 | 62 | 52 | 20 | 49 | 37 | |||