1979 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1979 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the qualifying final and being defeated by Carlton in a semi final, North Melbourne were defeated by Collingwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 123.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #2 | 18 | 9 | R01-04, R07, R09-12, R15-20, QF, SF, PF |
| Baker, Phil | #29 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 19 | 60 | R01-04, R06-11, R17-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Bond, Shane | #14 | 2 | 2 | R03-04 |
| Boyse, Maurice | #44 | 15 | 14 | R03-13, R21, QF, SF, PF |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 10 | 19 | R01-02, R10-11, R13-17, PF |
| Bryant, Kevin | #9 | 19 | 17 | R01-04, R06, R11-22, QF, SF |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 6 | 9 | R01-05, R08 |
| Cassin, John | #3 | 14 | 14 | R01-04, R06, R10-11, R19-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Cornes, Graham | #11 | 5 | 10 | R01-02, R08-10 |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 10 | 13 | R07-10, R12-15, R21, PF |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 25 | 14 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Dench, David | #23 | 13 | 4 | R01-08, R21-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Easton, Stephen | #1 | 15 | 18 | R03-05, R07, R09-13, R17-19, QF, SF, PF |
| Ebert, Russell | #7 | 25 | 15 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 21 | 59 | R01-02, R05-07, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Good, Kerry | #18 | 8 | 17 | R08, R11-12, R18-20, R22, SF |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 22 | 1 | R01-02, R04-22, PF |
| Gumbleton, Frank | #38 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 15 | 0 | R08-09, R11-22, QF |
| Icke, Stephen | #36 | 20 | 4 | R03-10, R14-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 17 | 6 | R05-07, R12-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Law, John | #13 | 24 | 0 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 25 | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Melrose, Graham | #17 | 22 | 18 | R01-08, R12-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 5 | 0 | R05-07, R10, PF |
| Murphy, John | #26 | 6 | 5 | R12, R15-16, R19, R21, QF |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #35 | 14 | 7 | R03, R05-09, R11-16, R18, SF |
| Nolan, Mick | #22 | 6 | 1 | R08, R14, R16, R20-22 |
| Payne, Glenn | #33 | 6 | 5 | R01-02, R05, R09-11 |
| Podolczak, Roger | #37 | 7 | 6 | R12-18 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #38 | 9 | 0 | R01-08, PF |
| Schimmelbusch, Daryl | #48 | 7 | 3 | R09, R13-17, R22 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 25 | 24 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Smith, Doug | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Sutton, Darryl | #5 | 25 | 14 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 13 | 15 | R09-11, R13-14, R17-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 14/04/1979 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 39 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 50 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 50 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 54 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 45 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 10/06/1979 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 51 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 18/06/1979 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 47 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 12 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 18 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 57 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 22 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 67 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 72 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 105 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 79 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 08/09/1979 | Qualifying Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 39 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 15/09/1979 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 38 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 22/09/1979 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 27 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.