1978 VFL Round 1: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1978 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1978 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, G. Brown, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, G. Linke, I. Low, I. Morrison, P. Munro, R. Murrie, B. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), S. Alves, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, J. Byrne, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, R. Glendinning, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch
Footscray (11.14.80) were defeated by North Melbourne (23.11.149).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (3), J. Edmond (2), P. Munro (2), G. Brown, W. Foreman, D. Hawkins, T. Whitten
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (7), M. Blight (3), J. Cassin (3), R. Glendinning (3), J. Burns (2), J. Byrne (2), G. Melrose (2), B. Nettlefold
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,420
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
11.14.80 - 23.11.149
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 7 | 23 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 11 | (149) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 10 | NMLB by 44 | NMLB by 69 | NMLB by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
P. Cameron
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Brown, George | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Munro, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 295 | 231 | 64 | 65 | 35 | 53 | 56 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 11 | 336 | 232 | 104 | 60 | 26 | 56 | 53 | |||