1980 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1980 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1980 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, B. Crosswell, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, W. Gordon, G. Healy, T. Martyn, G. McLean, P. Pinnell, R. Rowe, M. Seddon, S. Smith, G. Wells, M. Wingate, C. Woodman

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), M. Blight, S. Bond, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Cassin, G. Dempsey, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Greig, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, S. McCann, K. Montgomery, M. Reeves, D. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by North Melbourne (24.15.159).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Elshaug (2), R. Flower (2), C. Clayton, B. Crosswell, P. Giles, T. Martyn, G. Wells, C. Woodman
North Melbourne: M. Blight (7), M. Boyse (4), A. Briedis (4), K. Good (2), S. McCann (2), M. Reeves (2), B. Wilson (2), G. Dempsey

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 May 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 18,939

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 24.15.159

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 2 4 . 5 7 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
North Melbourne 8 . 5 13 . 9 17 . 15 24 . 15 24 . 15 (159)
Margin NMLB by 39 NMLB by 58 NMLB by 66 NMLB by 87 NMLB by 87
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Carl Ditterich (Melbourne), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, G. James

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
44 Bickford, Stephen ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 0 0
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 4 5 1 3
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 0 0 0 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 3 0 5 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 2 0 25 15 10 4 0 1 3
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 2 1 21 11 10 7 0 0 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 7 0 4 1
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 29 19 10 4 0 3 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 4 0 8 3
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 2 2
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 1 27 19 8 6 0 1 0
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 4 0 2 2
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 4 1 1
7 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 0
42 Rowe, Russell ? ? 0 3 16 8 8 2 0 0 1
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 3 14 11 3 3 0 2 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 2 2 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 0 24 16 8 5 0 2 1
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 4 2
41 Woodman, Chris ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 4 13 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 12 320 211 109 67 24 40 29

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 7 2 18 14 4 6 0 2 7
14 Bond, Shane ? ? 0 1 27 17 10 3 0 3 2
10 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 4 2 19 16 3 3 0 0 0
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 4 0 8 5 3 5 0 0 5
3 Cassin, John ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 6 0 3 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 2 17 12 5 8 20 3 1
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 1 24 16 8 6 0 3 3
7 Good, Kerry ? ? 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 4 0 0 0
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 1 19 8 11 3 0 2 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 28 16 12 7 0 0 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 2 19 2 2
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 2 2
30 Reeves, Michael ? ? 2 0 12 6 6 3 0 0 2
11 Schimmelbusch, Daryl ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 2 0 1 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 8 0 1 3
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 4 0
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 0 2
28 Wilson, Brian ? ? 2 0 18 10 8 3 0 2 3
32 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 24 15 354 232 122 78 39 29 40

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