1978 VFL Round 19: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1978 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Greig captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Crosswell, C. Davis, M. Dawson, R. Glendinning, K. Good, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, S. McCann, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, D. Sutton
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, H. Coles, G. Cooke, B. Denny, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, T. Flower, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, G. Hutchison, M. McKeon, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, M. Rea, K. Roberts, S. Smith, M. Wingate
North Melbourne (26.18.174) defeated Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Blight (8), A. Briedis (5), G. Melrose (3), C. Davis (2), B. Nettlefold (2), P. Baker, M. Boyse, J. Burns, M. Dawson, S. Icke, W. Schimmelbusch
Melbourne: R. Biffin (2), A. Moir (2), K. Roberts (2), G. Cooke, S. Smith
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
10,183
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
26.18.174 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 8 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 13 | 26 | . | 18 | 26 | . | 18 | (174) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | NMLB by 39 | NMLB by 51 | NMLB by 83 | NMLB by 113 | NMLB by 113 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
J. Moss
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 26 | 18 | 350 | 231 | 119 | 85 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Cooke, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | McKeon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Rea, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 266 | 206 | 60 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |||