1978 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1978 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, R. Briedis, B. Burnett, J. Burns, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, C. Davis, R. Glendinning, K. Good, R. Huppatz, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, M. Williams
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, J. Blair, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, W. Duke, G. Fowler, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, N. MacLeod, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Serafini, C. Smith
North Melbourne (14.14.98) defeated Fitzroy (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Blight (7), A. Briedis (3), C. Davis, K. Greig, R. Huppatz, A. Jarrott
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), B. Padley (3), G. Fowler (2), W. Irwin (2), N. MacLeod, D. McMahon, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,150
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
14.14.98 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | NMLB by 14 | level | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 49 | Briedis, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 45 | Burnett, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 283 | 209 | 74 | 68 | 27 | 41 | 54 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Duke, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 255 | 201 | 54 | 58 | 18 | 54 | 41 | |||