1978 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1978 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval.
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.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, B. Burnett, J. Burns, J. Byrne, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, R. Glendinning, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, S. McCann, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, D. Schimmelbusch, M. Williams
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, S. Bond, W. Gordon, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, R. Oborne, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
North Melbourne (19.10.124) defeated Collingwood (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Burns (7), P. Baker (5), M. Blight (3), A. Briedis (2), J. Cassin (2)
Collingwood: A. Atkinson (2), R. Barham (2), P. Carman (2), P. Moore (2), R. Oborne (2), R. Shaw (2), S. Magro, P. Manassa, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
31,424
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
19.10.124 - 17.13.115
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | COLL by 25 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 6 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| 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)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 45 | Burnett, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Schimmelbusch, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 10 | 286 | 208 | 78 | 75 | 20 | 44 | 47 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 250 | 191 | 59 | 47 | 26 | 47 | 44 | |||