1979 VFL Round 2: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1979 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1979 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Geoff Jennings captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), N. Bristow, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, S. Hoffman, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, N. Tivendale, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
North Melbourne
S. Alves, M. Blight, A. Briedis, K. Bryant, J. Byrne, J. Cassin, G. Cornes, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, R. Ebert, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, G. Payne, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Smith, D. Sutton
Footscray (13.16.94) were defeated by North Melbourne (20.13.133).
Goalkickers
Footscray: I. Dunstan (3), K. Templeton (3), G. Jennings (2), J. Edmond, I. Hampshire, I. Morrison, A. Smedts, T. Whitten
North Melbourne: M. Blight (8), J. Byrne (2), R. Ebert (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), S. Alves, A. Briedis, J. Cassin, G. Cornes, G. Dempsey, G. Payne
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,451
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
13.16.94 - 20.13.133
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 13 | (133) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 39 | NMLB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bristow, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Tivendale, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 311 | 240 | 71 | 73 | 21 | 38 | 31 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Bryant, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Cornes, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Payne, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 13 | 349 | 236 | 113 | 89 | 25 | 31 | 38 | |||