1979 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1979 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 19 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
North Melbourne
S. Alves, M. Blight, K. Bryant, J. Cassin, G. Dempsey, S. Easton, R. Ebert, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, J. Murphy, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Fitzroy (7.12.54) were defeated by North Melbourne (17.19.121).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, L. Harris, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan
North Melbourne: K. Good (5), R. Glendinning (3), G. Melrose (3), S. Easton (2), R. Ebert (2), K. Bryant, J. Cassin
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
16,659
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
7.12.54 - 17.19.121
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 40 | NMLB by 58 | NMLB by 67 | NMLB by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | 253 | 170 | 83 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 34 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bryant, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 19 | 313 | 222 | 91 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 33 | |||