1978 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1978 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, D. Code, H. Coles, B. Denny, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, S. Grambeau, G. Hunnibell, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, S. Smith, P. Thorne, B. Tippett, R. Walters
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, R. Briedis, B. Burnett, J. Burns, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, R. Glendinning, K. Good, R. Huppatz, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, D. Sutton
Melbourne (8.13.61) were defeated by North Melbourne (20.17.137).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Johnston (2), R. Walters (2), G. Wells (2), G. Baker, A. Moir
North Melbourne: M. Blight (3), R. Huppatz (3), S. McCann (3), B. Nettlefold (3), J. Cassin (2), R. Glendinning (2), A. Jarrott (2), G. Melrose, W. Schimmelbusch
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,266
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.13.61 - 20.17.137
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 17 | (137) |
| Margin | NMLB by 14 | level | NMLB by 39 | NMLB by 76 | NMLB by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Code, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tippett, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 264 | 218 | 46 | 76 | 13 | 36 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Briedis, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 45 | Burnett, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 17 | 330 | 212 | 118 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 36 | |||