1979 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). 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 the second semi final, North Melbourne were defeated by Collingwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
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 |