1980 VFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1980 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 15 of the 1980 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts. Geoff Jennings captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, G. Dempsey, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, R. Huppatz, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, S. McCann, G. Payne, R. Ramsay, D. Smith, D. Sutton, X. Tanner, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), R. Abbey, J. Berry, G. Cowton, S. Davidson, G. Davis, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, P. Hickmott, S. Loveless, A. McConnell, M. McKenna, I. Morrison, B. Perrin, J. Reid, G. Sampson, K. Templeton, T. Whitten

North Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated Footscray (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (4), M. Blight (2), K. Good (2), S. McCann (2), G. Dempsey, S. Icke, X. Tanner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray: J. Edmond (2), G. Jennings, S. Loveless, I. Morrison, K. Templeton, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 12 July 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,277

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 15.19.109 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 7 9 . 11 11 . 17 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Footscray 2 . 0 4 . 2 4 . 5 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin NMLB by 25 NMLB by 39 NMLB by 54 NMLB by 59 NMLB by 59
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (North Melbourne), Royce Hart (Footscray)
Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), Geoff Jennings (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 2 3 18 16 2 7 0 0 1
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 4 1 16 10 6 8 0 0 4
21 Byrne, John ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 2 0 1 3
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 15 24 3 1
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 7 1 2 0
7 Good, Kerry ? ? 2 3 6 6 0 4 0 1 3
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 2 2
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 0 0 1 1
2 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 5 5
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 1 23 14 9 7 0 3 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 1 22 10 12 3 0 3 0
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 7 12 0 6
33 Payne, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 0
8 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 4 0 6 4
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 2 0 7 1
19 Smith, Doug ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 1 2 23 18 5 4 0 2 2
28 Wilson, Brian ? ? 1 3 25 17 8 2 0 4 2
32 Wright, Rodney ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 2 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 19 318 225 93 78 37 42 42

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 1 0 1 2
38 Berry, Jeff ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 2 1
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 1 2 4
53 Davidson, Stan ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 2 2
46 Davis, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 2
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 4 0 1 4
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 2 1
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 3 14 8 24 1 3
24 Hickmott, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 2
25 Jennings, Geoff (c) ? ? 1 0 18 16 2 1 0 3 3
2 Loveless, Shane ? ? 1 4 8 7 1 2 2 1 1
28 McConnell, Alan ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 0 0 3 0
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 2 0 5 6
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 2 0 2 1
40 Perrin, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 2 1
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 4 2
54 Sampson, Glen ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 0 0 3 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 5 5 3 1
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 8 257 189 68 41 33 42 42

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