1979 VFL Round 17: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1979 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1979 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), P. Bottams, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, C. Considine, E. Dunne, B. Heard, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, B. Monteath, G. Naylor, G. Raines, M. Roach, G. Robertson, B. Rowlings, B. Tempany, D. Weightman, P. Williams, B. Wood

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

Richmond (16.15.111) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.10.124).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (6), D. Weightman (3), K. Bartlett (2), B. Wood (2), D. Cloke, B. Rowlings, B. Tempany
North Melbourne: S. Easton (5), M. Blight (4), R. Glendinning (4), S. Alves (2), K. Bryant (2), G. Dempsey, W. Schimmelbusch

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th 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 17
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 July 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 38,108

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by North Melbourne
Score: 16.15.111 - 19.10.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 5 11 . 9 15 . 10 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
North Melbourne 4 . 1 10 . 3 15 . 6 19 . 10 19 . 10 (124)
Margin RICH by 4 RICH by 12 RICH by 4 NMLB by 13 NMLB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Jewell (Richmond), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin (c) ? ? 2 3 21 20 1 3 0 0 1
38 Bottams, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 3 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 1 1
33 Cloke, David ? ? 1 3 14 9 5 5 5 0 3
39 Considine, Craig ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 0 0 4 0
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 6 1 2 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 7 26 2 0
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 3 0 1 1
25 Laughlin, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 2 1
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 2 3 1
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 0 2 35 27 8 4 0 0 4
13 Naylor, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 1 0 4 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 6 2 12 10 2 6 0 1 4
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 1 0 24 20 4 3 0 1 0
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 4 0 2 3
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 3 1 23 14 9 1 0 4 5
28 Williams, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 1 3
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 2 0 18 12 6 2 0 1 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 15 317 225 92 53 34 34 34

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Alves, Stan ? ? 2 0 21 13 8 4 0 0 2
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 4 1 13 11 2 6 0 1 4
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Bryant, Kevin ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 14 23 0 2
1 Easton, Stephen ? ? 5 0 15 6 9 7 7 2 2
7 Ebert, Russell ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 3 0 1 0
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 4 4 21 16 5 12 2 2 3
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 0 4 1
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 1 3
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 7 0 4 3
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 1 29 14 15 6 0 3 2
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 0 0 1 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 7 3 1 0
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 0 1 26 14 12 2 0 3 3
37 Podolczak, Roger ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 4 0 2 0
48 Schimmelbusch, Daryl ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 8 0 0 0
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 5 3
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 1 0 4 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 10 350 224 126 95 35 34 34

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