1978 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1978 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
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 Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, A. Thompson, R. Walls
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, S. McCann, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, D. Sutton
Fitzroy (11.16.82) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.10.124).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (4), G. Lawrie (2), M. Conlan, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan, R. Walls, G. Wilson
North Melbourne: W. Schimmelbusch (5), M. Blight (3), S. McCann (3), A. Briedis (2), G. Melrose (2), P. Baker, M. Boyse, J. Burns, B. Nettlefold
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,804
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
11.16.82 - 19.10.124
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| Margin | FITZ by 30 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 42 | NMLB by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 254 | 192 | 62 | 60 | 17 | 46 | 36 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 10 | 319 | 236 | 83 | 84 | 29 | 36 | 46 | |||