1979 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1979 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Melbourne
G. Baker, P. Carman, C. Clayton, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, W. Gordon, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, G. Hunnibell, G. Hutchison, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, J. Wallace, G. Wells, M. Wingate
North Melbourne
S. Alves, M. Blight, M. Boyse, G. Cornes, B. Crosswell, G. Dempsey, S. Easton, R. Ebert, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, J. Law, S. McCann, B. Nettlefold, G. Payne, D. Schimmelbusch, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Melbourne (17.9.111) were defeated by North Melbourne (23.18.156).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Moir (4), R. Flower (3), G. Baker (2), T. Flower (2), G. Wells (2), P. Carman, G. Elliott, G. Gaunt, G. Healy
North Melbourne: R. Glendinning (10), G. Cornes (3), S. Alves (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), M. Blight, M. Boyse, S. Easton, S. Icke, G. Payne, X. Tanner
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,261
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
17.9.111 - 23.18.156
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 13 | 23 | . | 18 | 23 | . | 18 | (156) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 45 | NMLB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Moss,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Wallace, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | 298 | 197 | 101 | 64 | 19 | 38 | 26 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Cornes, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Payne, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Schimmelbusch, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 18 | 346 | 232 | 114 | 90 | 37 | 26 | 38 | |||