1979 VFL Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1979 between North Melbourne and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1979 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at VFL Park.
Ray Shaw captained the visitors with Kevin Morris as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
North Melbourne
S. Alves, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Cassin, B. Crosswell, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, S. Easton, R. Ebert, K. Greig, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, D. Banks, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, C. Davis, M. Dreher, A. Edwards, A. Ireland, R. Kink, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, D. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
North Melbourne (13.17.95) were defeated by Collingwood (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Blight (5), A. Briedis (2), J. Cassin (2), B. Crosswell (2), G. Melrose, X. Tanner
Collingwood: G. Anderson (3), R. Brewer (3), C. Davis (3), A. Edwards (2), R. Kink (2), D. Banks, K. Morris, R. Ohlsen, D. Shaw, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Collingwood faced Carlton in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1979
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
73,380
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
13.17.95 - 18.14.122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | level | COLL by 11 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 27 | COLL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Morris
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | 299 | 209 | 90 | 68 | 37 | 30 | 44 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Dreher, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 257 | 199 | 58 | 64 | 23 | 44 | 30 | |||