1981 VFL Round 20: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1981 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1981 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Cable and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
North Melbourne
K. Bryant, J. Byrne, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, D. Dugdale, G. Dugdale, R. Glendinning, K. Good, R. Henshaw, K. Hodgeman, J. Holt, A. Jarrott, P. Kelly, S. McCann, K. Montgomery, P. Spencer, X. Tanner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), S. Braddy, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Hardeman, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, T. Korn, A. Moir, P. O'Brien, K. O'Donnell, D. O'Dwyer, M. Seddon, S. Smith, I. Todd, D. Whitford, M. Young
North Melbourne (21.19.145) defeated Melbourne (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. Good (10), K. Hodgeman (4), J. Byrne (2), S. McCann (2), P. Spencer (2), J. Holt
Melbourne: T. Elshaug (4), S. Braddy (2), M. Jackson (2), K. O'Donnell (2), G. Healy, M. Seddon, I. Todd
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
7,749
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
21.19.145 - 13.9.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 32 | NMLB by 58 | NMLB by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Cable
(North Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bryant, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Dugdale, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Dugdale, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Hodgeman, Kym | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Holt, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Spencer, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | 360 | 232 | 128 | 94 | 31 | 23 | 28 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Braddy, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Korn, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | O'Dwyer, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Todd, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | 346 | 189 | 157 | 65 | 22 | 28 | 23 | |||