1979 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1979 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 14 of the 1979 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
North Melbourne
A. Briedis, K. Bryant, B. Crosswell, G. Dempsey, R. Ebert, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, R. Podolczak, D. Schimmelbusch, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, G. Middlemiss, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman
North Melbourne (17.16.118) defeated Geelong (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Crosswell (4), K. Bryant (3), R. Glendinning (2), S. McCann (2), X. Tanner (2), A. Briedis, R. Ebert, G. Melrose, D. Schimmelbusch
Geelong: K. Sheehan (3), T. Bright (2), R. Card (2), D. Clarke (2), B. Nankervis (2), P. Featherby, G. Middlemiss, A. Woodman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,971
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
17.16.118 - 14.16.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | NMLB by 36 | GEEL by 5 | NMLB by 18 | NMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Bryant, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Podolczak, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Schimmelbusch, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | 322 | 222 | 100 | 70 | 44 | 24 | 43 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Bortolotto, Mario | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 280 | 218 | 62 | 66 | 27 | 43 | 24 | |||