1983 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1983 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1983 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Cable and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), B. Abernethy, G. Atkins, A. Briedis, G. Cowton, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, G. Dugdale, T. Furey, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, P. Jonas, P. Kelly, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, K. McGuire, B. Nimmo, R. Ramsay

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, P. Francis, B. Grimley, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton

North Melbourne (6.7.43) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.16.88).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Atkins (2), P. Kelly (2), K. Hodgeman, W. Schimmelbusch
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (7), M. Conlan (3), L. Murnane, L. Parish

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Monday 4 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 23,788

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.7.43 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 4 2 . 5 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Fitzroy 1 . 4 5 . 11 6 . 11 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 31 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 45 FITZ by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Cable (North Melbourne), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 3 0 3 2
36 Atkins, Graeme ? ? 2 0 15 8 7 1 0 1 1
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 1
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 5 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 26 0 2
19 Dugdale, Glenn ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 3 1 1
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 0 0 2 1
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 1 2 3
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 5 0 3 1
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 2 0 2 4
18 Jonas, Peter ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 1
14 Kelly, Phil ? ? 2 0 19 12 7 2 0 3 3
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 0 2 9 8 1 2 0 3 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 0 0 3 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 5 5 2
31 McGuire, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 2
40 Nimmo, Brad ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 4 0 1 1
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 2 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 2 27 22 5 5 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 7 259 187 72 42 35 40 32

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 0 0 2
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 1 0 2 5
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 3 4 22 21 1 3 0 1 3
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 1 1
30 Grimley, Brett ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 1 2
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 0 0 2 0
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 0 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 2 3
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 1 15 7 8 1 0 1 6
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 8 8 0 2 0 0 2
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 1
27 Parish, Les ? ? 1 0 30 22 8 5 2 4 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 7 4 16 12 4 5 1 4 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 23 3 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 1 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 3 1
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 12 1 4
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 1 2
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 1 31 20 11 5 0 4 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 12 16 311 228 83 49 38 32 40

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