1979 VFL Season 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 thirteen of the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (8.21.69) were defeated by Footscray (12.9.81).

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

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Ron Barassi

Footscray

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don McKenzie

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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