1979 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1979 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1979 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Ricky Quade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

North Melbourne
P. Baker, M. Boyse, J. Byrne, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, S. Easton, R. Ebert, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, G. Payne, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), M. Browning, P. Carter, D. Cumming, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, J. Hummel, M. James, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, G. Teasdale, L. Thompson, M. Wright, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne (19.24.138) defeated South Melbourne (12.16.88).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Glendinning (6), M. Boyse (2), J. Byrne (2), R. Ebert (2), G. Payne (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), S. Easton, S. Icke, A. Jarrott
South Melbourne: R. Dean (2), T. Morwood (2), L. Thompson (2), P. Carter, N. Fields, J. Hummel, P. Morwood, B. Round, G. Teasdale

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 May 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 16,015

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 19.24.138 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 12 8 . 13 13 . 20 19 . 24 19 . 24 (138)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 9 . 9 9 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin NMLB by 23 SMLB by 2 NMLB by 32 NMLB by 50 NMLB by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Ricky Quade (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, G. Polites

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 2 2 0
44 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 2 3 20 14 6 4 0 2 1
21 Byrne, John ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 1 0 3 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 15 20 2 4
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 2 0
1 Easton, Stephen ? ? 1 1 7 4 3 2 5 2 4
7 Ebert, Russell ? ? 2 2 19 9 10 5 0 0 0
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 6 3 18 15 3 8 0 2 5
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 4 0 2 2
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 2 1 2 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 1 0 1 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 3 0 2 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 3 15 12 3 6 10 3 1
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 0 2 21 11 10 1 0 3 4
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 3 0 3 2
35 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 2 0 3 3
33 Payne, Glenn ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 0
38 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 1
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 2 4 18 11 7 2 0 1 2
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 24 310 210 100 72 38 39 37

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 2 1
22 Carter, Peter ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 0 0 2 1
9 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 2 0
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 2 2 11 7 4 7 1 1 1
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 1 2 23 19 4 2 0 3 2
4 Hummel, Jon ? ? 1 2 15 12 3 3 0 2 4
27 James, Max ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 3 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 3 0
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 3 0 0 1
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 2 1 10 9 1 5 0 2 2
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 3 2
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 0 3 26 20 6 6 0 2 6
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 0 1
25 Round, Barry ? ? 1 1 20 10 10 9 4 2 3
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 1 13 1 4
2 Thompson, Len ? ? 2 2 11 8 3 5 15 2 4
8 Wright, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 1 3 2
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 4 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 16 264 198 66 61 34 37 39

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s