1979 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1979 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1979 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
North Melbourne
M. Blight, M. Boyse, J. Byrne, G. Cornes, B. Crosswell, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, R. Ebert, K. Good, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
North Melbourne (13.16.94) were defeated by Fitzroy (21.22.148).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Cornes (3), R. Ebert (2), K. Good (2), D. Sutton (2), B. Crosswell, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), B. Quinlan (3), M. Richardson (3), G. Allan (2), W. Irwin (2), D. McMahon (2), R. Alexander, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, K. O'Keeffe, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
17,649
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
13.16.94 - 21.22.148
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 20 | 21 | . | 22 | 21 | . | 22 | (148) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | NMLB by 21 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 54 | FITZ by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Cornes, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 284 | 190 | 94 | 53 | 56 | 49 | 47 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 22 | 288 | 187 | 101 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 49 | |||