1979 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1979 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 13 of the 1979 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.

North Melbourne
M. Boyse, A. Briedis, K. Bryant, B. Crosswell, G. Dempsey, S. Easton, R. Ebert, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, A. Jarrott, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, R. Podolczak, D. Schimmelbusch, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner

Footscray
B. Berry, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. McGhie, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, R. Murrie, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

North Melbourne (8.21.69) were defeated by Footscray (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (2), R. Podolczak (2), B. Crosswell, R. Glendinning, G. Melrose, D. Schimmelbusch
Footscray: I. Hampshire (5), K. Templeton (3), G. Cowton, D. Hawkins, I. Low, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 June 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 13,925

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 8.21.69 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 7 3 . 8 6 . 18 8 . 21 8 . 21 (69)
Footscray 4 . 0 7 . 2 7 . 2 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin FOOT by 5 FOOT by 18 NMLB by 10 FOOT by 12 FOOT by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Don McKenzie (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, J. Moss

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
44 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 1 3
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 2 3 13 10 3 6 1 1 4
9 Bryant, Kevin ? ? 0 0 26 9 17 6 0 1 0
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 2 19 14 5 5 0 2 4
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 9 19 3 2
1 Easton, Stephen ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0
7 Ebert, Russell ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 1 0
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 3 5 3 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 25 9 16 4 0 4 0
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 4 1
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 1 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 1 1 3 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 3 8 0 1
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 1 0 0 6
35 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 1 2 0
37 Podolczak, Roger ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 1 0 0 4
48 Schimmelbusch, Daryl ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 3 0 3 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 5 0 4 3
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 2 0 4 0
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 3 19 17 2 6 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 21 306 211 95 68 38 38 36

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
52 Berry, Bill ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 7 1 3
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 0 0 0 2
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 2 1 1 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 29 25 4 2 1 5 2
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 6 4
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 0
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 5 0 24 12 12 11 15 3 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 2 0 1 1
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 1 2
28 Low, Ian ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 2 0 0 2
24 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 4 3
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 2 5 2 3 0 2 0 3
9 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 1 1
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 0 5 0
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 1 2 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 29 21 8 5 1 1 3
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 3 2 8 7 1 3 1 1 2
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 1 3
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 1 0 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 9 289 208 81 47 29 36 38

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