1984 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1984 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1984 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Barry Cable.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, R. Ellingworth, P. Giles, Gerard Healy, Greg Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Moore, R. Richards, S. Smith, X. Tanner, K. Templeton, P. Tossol, D. Williams, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne
J. Collins, A. Demetriou, P. Densley, G. Dugdale, I. Dunstan, D. Dwyer, T. Furey, K. Greig, T. Harrington, P. Jonas, P. Kelly, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, M. Lisle, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, D. Steele

Melbourne (18.9.117) defeated North Melbourne (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Connolly (3), Greg Healy (3), D. Williams (3), D. Cordner (2), K. Templeton (2), P. Tossol (2), Gerard Healy, A. Jarrott, S. Zantuck
North Melbourne: P. Jonas (3), J. Krakouer (2), D. McDonald (2), I. Dunstan, M. Larkin, R. Smith

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 July 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,204

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 18.9.117 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 1 9 . 2 14 . 3 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
North Melbourne 0 . 4 5 . 7 9 . 9 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin MELB by 27 MELB by 19 MELB by 24 MELB by 43 MELB by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Castle, I. Robinson

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Keith Greig NMLB 27 3
Peter Moore MELB 30 2
Stephen Icke MELB 11 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 6
27 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 1 0
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 3 3 20 15 5 2 0 2 1
28 Cordner, David ? ? 2 0 9 5 4 2 3 1 2
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 0 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 7 0 5 2
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 0 26 15 11 4 0 2 3
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 3 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 2
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 8 0 2 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 25 15 10 5 0 1 0
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 27 13 14 6 39 5 1
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 4 0 0 0
1 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 2 1
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 2 8 8 0 3 1 0 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 2 0 7 5 2 5 2 0 0
21 Tossol, Peter ? ? 2 0 17 8 9 2 0 3 0
12 Williams, David ? ? 3 1 22 14 8 4 0 0 2
45 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 6 0 3 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 0 25 19 6 4 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 9 315 205 110 73 45 30 28

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Collins, Jon ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 1 1
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 2 25 18 7 3 0 2 1
44 Densley, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 2
19 Dugdale, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 6 13 1 3
22 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 2 0 2 0
32 Dwyer, David ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 0 2 1
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 5 0 0 3
35 Harrington, Tim ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 1 0 0
18 Jonas, Peter ? ? 3 3 17 14 3 7 0 3 2
14 Kelly, Phil ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 1 0 4 0
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 2 1 25 16 9 5 0 1 2
41 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 1 2 21 14 7 1 0 2 3
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 0 0
39 Lisle, Mark ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 3
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 5 4 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 1
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
54 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 1 17 16 1 4 0 2 3
59 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 2 24 16 8 3 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 14 283 217 66 60 24 28 30

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