1978 VFL Round 21: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1978 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 21 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden 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 Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, N. Clarke, M. Crow, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, S. Heard, I. Marsh, M. Redenbach, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, M. Sheldon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, L. Watson, T. Watson
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Burns, J. Byrne, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, M. Dawson, S. Easton, R. Glendinning, S. Icke, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, R. Ramsay, D. Smith, D. Sutton
Essendon (7.9.51) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (2), S. Madden (2), T. Cahill, M. Crow, M. Sheldon
North Melbourne: M. Blight (4), J. Burns (2), J. Byrne, J. Cassin, S. Easton, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
22,337
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
7.9.51 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 51 | NMLB by 58 | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Sheldon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | 324 | 253 | 71 | 79 | 27 | 53 | 38 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 321 | 228 | 93 | 96 | 23 | 38 | 53 | |||