1980 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. North Melbourne were defeated by Collingwood in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 14-1-7, P%: 123.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 20 | 44 | R02-05, R07-19, R21-22, EF |
| Bond, Shane | #14 | 7 | 6 | R06-10, R13, R16 |
| Boyse, Maurice | #10 | 12 | 17 | R01, R03-08, R10-11, R13, R21-22 |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 22 | 53 | R01-21, EF |
| Bryant, Kevin | #9 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 15 | 16 | R01-06, R11-13, R15, R17-21 |
| Cassin, John | #3 | 17 | 8 | R01-03, R07-14, R17-18, R20-22, EF |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 23 | 15 | R01-22, EF |
| Dench, David | #23 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R20-22, EF |
| Easton, Stephen | #1 | 2 | 1 | R12, R20 |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 20 | 10 | R03-18, R20-22, EF |
| Good, Kerry | #7 | 19 | 38 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-17, R19-22, EF |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 22 | 4 | R01-20, R22, EF |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R14-15, R17-18, R20-22, EF |
| Huppatz, Ray | #2 | 7 | 5 | R14-20 |
| Icke, Stephen | #36 | 22 | 3 | R01-02, R04-22, EF |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 22 | 7 | R01-03, R05-22, EF |
| Law, John | #13 | 13 | 0 | R03-05, R08-14, R19-20, EF |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 21 | 20 | R01-10, R13-22, EF |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 12 | 0 | R03-14 |
| Murphy, Danny | #40 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Murphy, John | #26 | 3 | 3 | R05-06, R12 |
| Nolan, Mick | #22 | 3 | 0 | R11, R18-19 |
| Payne, Glenn | #33 | 3 | 0 | R02, R15-16 |
| Podolczak, Roger | #37 | 6 | 6 | R01, R03-04, R08-10 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #8 | 9 | 0 | R15-22, EF |
| Reeves, Michael | #30 | 10 | 16 | R01-02, R05-07, R09, R16-19 |
| Schimmelbusch, Daryl | #11 | 21 | 7 | R01-14, R16-19, R21-22, EF |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 23 | 7 | R01-22, EF |
| Smith, Doug | #19 | 14 | 3 | R01-05, R08-09, R15-18, R21-22, EF |
| Sutton, Darryl | #5 | 20 | 21 | R01, R03-16, R19-22, EF |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 18 | 22 | R02, R05-10, R12-22 |
| Turco, Mario | #18 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Wilson, Brian | #28 | 21 | 12 | R02-12, R14-22, EF |
| Wright, Rodney | #32 | 9 | 9 | R07, R11-15, R19, R22, EF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 23 | 14 | -1- | 8 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1980 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 05/04/1980 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 12/04/1980 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 46 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 19/04/1980 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 37 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 27/04/1980 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 122 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 03/05/1980 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 10/05/1980 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 87 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 17/05/1980 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 24/05/1980 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 31/05/1980 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 07/06/1980 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 83 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 14/06/1980 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 21/06/1980 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 46 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 28/06/1980 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 57 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 12/07/1980 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 59 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 19/07/1980 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 26/07/1980 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 02/08/1980 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 30 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 09/08/1980 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 16/08/1980 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 56 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 23/08/1980 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 11 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 30/08/1980 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 06/09/1980 | Elimination Final | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Ron Barassi | Wayne Schimmelbusch |