1985 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1985 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1985 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at MCG. Gerard Healy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

North Melbourne
J. Collins, D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, T. Furey, P. German, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, J. Holt, P. Jonas, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, M. Passmore, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, D. Steele

Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Bourke, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, T. Fidge, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, N. Kol, D. Louttit, P. Moore, S. Newport, L. Parish, R. Richards, R. White, B. Wilson, R. Wright, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne (17.12.114) defeated Melbourne (16.14.110).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Krakouer (4), J. Krakouer (3), D. Crocker (2), P. German (2), M. Larkin (2), R. Glendinning, K. Hodgeman, D. McDonald, D. Steele
Melbourne: J. Fidge (6), T. Fidge (3), L. Parish (2), S. Zantuck (2), A. Jarrott, P. Moore, R. Richards

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 July 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 10,787

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 17.12.114 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 6 11 . 7 15 . 11 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Melbourne 3 . 1 6 . 6 11 . 8 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin NMLB by 5 NMLB by 31 NMLB by 27 NMLB by 4 NMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (North Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Gerard Healy (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gerard Healy MELB 3 3
Keith Greig NMLB 27 2
Darren Steele NMLB 7 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Collins, Jon ? ? 0 3 20 13 7 5 0 1 1
49 Crocker, Darren ? ? 2 1 18 10 8 6 0 1 1
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 0 0 1 0
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 0 2 9 5 4 2 0 0 3
29 German, Peter ? ? 2 0 20 13 7 3 0 1 2
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 1 3 15 9 6 7 2 1 3
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 27 20 7 9 0 1 0
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 1 0 23 17 6 4 0 0 7
2 Holt, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 0
45 Jonas, Peter ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 3 0 1 4
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 3 2 23 14 9 6 0 0 3
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 4 0 20 14 6 6 0 3 2
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 2 0 16 10 6 1 0 1 0
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 2 3
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 5 16 4 2
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 0 1 1 1
37 Passmore, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 0
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 3 0 1 0
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 1 0
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 1 0 30 18 12 8 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 12 336 217 119 73 19 23 33

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 1
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 0 0 0 2
23 Bourke, Daryl ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
28 Cordner, David ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 1 1 1
44 Fidge, John ? ? 6 4 13 12 1 10 0 0 2
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 3 0 16 10 6 3 0 2 0
3 Healy, Gerard (c) ? ? 0 2 32 16 16 3 0 1 1
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 0
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 26 8 18 0 1 1 0
38 Kol, Nigel ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 5 0 4 1
46 Louttit, Darren ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 3 1 1 3
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 0 22 14 8 5 9 2 5
48 Newport, Stephen ? ? 0 2 18 11 7 7 0 1 0
21 Parish, Les ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 5 0 1 1
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 4 0 1 0
5 White, Robin ? ? 0 0 15 3 12 0 0 4 2
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 2 27 18 9 1 0 6 1
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 0 0 4 0
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 4 0 0 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 14 313 192 121 57 12 33 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