1985 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1985 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1985 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, P. German, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, T. Harrington, K. Hodgeman, P. Jonas, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, M. Lisle, S. McCann, D. McDonald, M. Passmore, R. Ramsay, B. Ryan, R. Smith, D. Steele

Geelong
G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, R. Mitchell, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams

North Melbourne (12.19.91) were defeated by Geelong (20.11.131).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Crocker (2), P. German (2), K. Hodgeman (2), M. Larkin (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), J. Krakouer, D. McDonald
Geelong: G. Ablett (8), A. Bews (3), T. Bright (3), D. Bolton (2), D. Flanigan, D. Morgan, R. Neal, G. Williams

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 20 July 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,686

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 12.19.91 - 20.11.131

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 4 8 . 10 9 . 12 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Geelong 3 . 2 7 . 5 12 . 10 20 . 11 20 . 11 (131)
Margin GEEL by 4 NMLB by 11 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (North Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Rich, K. Smith

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Greg Williams GEEL 11 3
Peter German NMLB 29 2
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
49 Crocker, Darren ? ? 2 1 13 9 4 3 0 1 2
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 2 0 2 4
29 German, Peter ? ? 2 3 33 20 13 7 0 3 3
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 4 14 11 3 8 1 1 1
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 2 0 3 0
23 Harrington, Tim ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 1 3
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 2 2 24 16 8 3 0 1 1
45 Jonas, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 0 0
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 1 0 17 7 10 0 0 0 1
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 2 3 26 17 9 4 0 3 0
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 1 1
1 Lisle, Mark ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 5 8 0 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 1 2 2
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 2 1 1 0
37 Passmore, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 0
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 0
40 Ryan, Brendan ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 4 0 2 2
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 1 1
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 1 21 11 10 1 0 1 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 19 301 200 101 53 11 23 24

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 8 0 19 15 4 7 0 1 2
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 1 2 0
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 3 0 23 16 7 2 0 1 2
16 Bolton, David ? ? 2 2 17 14 3 0 0 2 5
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 1 19 11 8 5 0 1 1
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 28 1 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 3 2 16 11 5 4 0 1 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 2 0 4 2
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 1 4 7 4 3 3 1 0 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 4 0 1 2
57 Mitchell, Russell ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 1 2 15 9 6 1 0 0 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 1 0 22 13 9 1 0 1 1
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 8 0 2 0
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 7 0 3 1
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 1 0 31 14 17 2 0 2 1
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 11 288 187 101 58 30 24 23

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