1983 VFL Round 20: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1983 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 20 of the 1983 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Cable and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

North Melbourne
B. Abernethy, A. Briedis, J. Collins, G. Cowton, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, T. Furey, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, P. Kelly, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, P. Smith, X. Tanner

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, M. Kol, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Nichols, B. Peake, M. Reed, B. Toohey, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

North Melbourne (16.20.116) defeated Geelong (11.18.84).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. McCann (4), J. Krakouer (3), B. Abernethy (2), K. Hodgeman (2), P. Krakouer (2), A. Demetriou, T. Furey, D. McDonald
Geelong: B. Peake (4), A. Bews, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Kol, J. Mossop, M. Reed, M. Witcombe

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 13 August 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,943

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 16.20.116 - 11.18.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 8 6 . 12 12 . 16 16 . 20 16 . 20 (116)
Geelong 5 . 4 8 . 10 10 . 13 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Margin GEEL by 20 GEEL by 10 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 32 NMLB by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Cable (North Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Ian Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, D. Rich

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 2 1 19 16 3 6 0 1 2
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 3
44 Collins, Jon ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 2 1
1 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 1 0 0
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 1 0 25 16 9 5 0 1 4
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 1 19 10 9 7 30 6 3
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 4 1
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 1 1 21 10 11 2 0 5 4
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 8 1 2 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 2 0
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 2 2 22 16 6 3 0 1 1
14 Kelly, Phil ? ? 0 2 24 16 8 1 0 3 1
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 3 2 15 10 5 2 0 3 2
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 2 2 15 9 6 2 0 1 2
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 0 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 4 4 20 17 3 12 5 2 3
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 2 11 5 6 2 3 0 5
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 0 2 1
39 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 1
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 1 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 20 310 201 109 66 40 36 38

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 16 8 8 3 0 0 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 2 2
43 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 20 1 4
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 1 0 0 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 2 26 22 4 5 0 3 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 3 8
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 3 37 20 17 3 2 2 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 4 2 0 4
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 1 2 18 12 6 1 0 1 1
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 2 0 6 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 5 14 1 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 4 1
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 1 20 9 11 5 0 3 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 0 0 0 3
2 Nichols, Stephen ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 0
7 Peake, Brian ? ? 4 1 21 15 6 6 2 2 2
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 0 0 1 0
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 5 0 2 1
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 1 0 1 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 2 15 7 8 3 1 4 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 18 327 206 121 50 41 36 38

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