1983 VFL Round 22: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1983 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 22 of the 1983 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Cable and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

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

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, T. Fidge, G. Hutchison, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, S. Smith, P. Tossol, D. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne (21.22.148) defeated Melbourne (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. McCann (4), D. McDonald (4), W. Schimmelbusch (4), R. Glendinning (3), J. Krakouer (3), A. Demetriou, T. Furey, P. Krakouer
Melbourne: T. Fidge (3), A. Battiston (2), B. Wilson (2), D. Cordner, D. Dickson, P. Moore

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 August 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,609

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 21.22.148 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 4 8 . 8 14 . 15 21 . 22 21 . 22 (148)
Melbourne 2 . 6 9 . 11 9 . 13 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin NMLB by 22 MELB by 9 NMLB by 32 NMLB by 73 NMLB by 73
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Cable (North Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 0 1 30 24 6 10 0 3 2
36 Atkins, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 2 8 1 1 0 2
1 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 2 0
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 1 0 4 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 9 32 1 4
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 4 1 1 0
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 1 1 14 7 7 3 0 0 6
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 3 2 18 14 4 7 0 3 4
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 5 0
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 0 2 14 10 4 3 0 0 1
18 Jonas, Peter ? ? 0 5 11 8 3 3 1 2 4
14 Kelly, Phil ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 4 2
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 3 0 20 11 9 2 0 4 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 3 0 5 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 1 3
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 4 5 24 22 2 12 6 2 2
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 4 1 13 10 3 7 2 1 0
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 4 2 32 26 6 10 0 4 1
39 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 22 305 225 80 90 44 44 39

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 2 0 19 14 5 2 0 1 3
45 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 1 17 9 8 4 0 2 2
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 1 26 15 11 3 0 3 0
28 Cordner, David ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 2 1 1 3
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 3 0 1 6
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 3 1 18 13 5 1 0 1 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 2 26 12 14 6 0 2 1
18 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 4 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 5 0 2 2
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 7 21 4 2
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 5 1 3 4
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 1 0 2 4
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 1 0 2
43 Rugolo, Francesco ? ? 0 4 11 7 4 2 0 0 6
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
21 Tossol, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Williams, David ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 4 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 2 0 2 1
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 30 21 9 5 0 4 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 15 291 182 109 53 24 39 44

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