1978 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1978 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 12 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Boyse, R. Briedis, J. Burns, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, R. Glendinning, R. Henshaw, R. Huppatz, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Podolczak, D. Sutton
Footscray
R. Abbey, D. Blair, P. Bradmore, I. Dunstan, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Johnson, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. Murrie, S. Power, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, G. Wheeler, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
North Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Footscray (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Crosswell (5), S. McCann, G. Melrose, R. Podolczak
Footscray: K. Templeton (7), T. Whitten (2), I. Dunstan, M. Kelly, A. Stoneham, G. Wheeler
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,629
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
8.12.60 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Briedis, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Podolczak, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 272 | 192 | 80 | 62 | 31 | 43 | 42 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bradmore, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Johnson, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 49 | Wheeler, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 312 | 217 | 95 | 82 | 28 | 43 | 42 | |||