1978 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1978 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 17 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Crosswell, S. Easton, R. Glendinning, K. Good, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, G. Melrose, J. Moylan, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, D. Sutton
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman
North Melbourne (18.14.122) defeated Geelong (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Blight (4), M. Boyse (3), R. Glendinning (3), P. Baker (2), A. Briedis (2), S. Icke (2), J. Burns, K. Good
Geelong: D. Clarke (2), L. Donohue (2), S. Newman (2), J. Cassidy, K. Higgins, P. Sarah, M. Turner
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,775
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
18.14.122 - 10.16.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 56 | NMLB by 46 | NMLB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 333 | 230 | 103 | 96 | 33 | 37 | 40 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 293 | 203 | 90 | 63 | 25 | 40 | 37 | |||