1981 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1981 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1981 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts.
Barry Round captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), M. Blight, M. Boyse, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, S. Easton, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, S. Icke, P. Kelly, J. Law, S. McCann, R. Ramsay, D. Schimmelbusch, D. Smith, P. Spencer, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Browning, R. Carter, B. Evans, N. Fields, M. Fraser, F. Jackson, M. James, M. Kruse, R. McGhie, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, P. Plumb, D. Rhys-Jones, J. Roberts, G. Smith, K. Taylor, G. Teasdale, S. Wright
North Melbourne (21.19.145) defeated South Melbourne (12.25.97).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. Good (5), S. McCann (3), M. Blight (2), M. Boyse (2), P. Kelly (2), D. Schimmelbusch (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), S. Easton, K. Hodgeman, P. Spencer
South Melbourne: K. Taylor (5), G. Smith (3), B. Evans, P. Morwood, J. Roberts, B. Round
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 March 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
19,437
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
21.19.145 - 12.25.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 25 | 12 | . | 25 | (97) |
| Margin | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 47 | NMLB by 48 | NMLB by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(North Melbourne),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Barry Round
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodgeman, Kym | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Kelly, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Schimmelbusch, Daryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Spencer, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | 269 | 206 | 63 | 68 | 40 | 29 | 39 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kruse, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Plumb, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Roberts, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Round, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Taylor, Kevin | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 25 | 237 | 168 | 69 | 40 | 35 | 39 | 29 | |||