1980 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1980 VFL season. 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).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.