1985 VFL Semi Final 1: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1985 between Footscray and North Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1985 VFL season.
Footscray "hosted" North Melbourne at MCG.
Jim Edmond captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Ford, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
North Melbourne
M. Arceri, D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, J. Holt, P. Jonas, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele
Footscray (19.23.137) defeated North Melbourne (16.11.107).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (7), B. Royal (5), A. Daniels (2), J. Edmond (2), L. Bamblett, T. Buhagiar, D. Hawkins
North Melbourne: J. Krakouer (3), R. Glendinning (2), M. Larkin (2), M. Arceri, A. Demetriou, I. Fairley, J. Holt, P. Jonas, P. Krakouer, S. McCann, D. McDonald, P. Spargo
As a result of this match, Footscray faced Hawthorn in the preliminary final and North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 15 September 1985
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
56,112
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.23.137 - 16.11.107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 23 | 19 | . | 23 | (137) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Margin | NMLB by 8 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Edmond
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. James,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 23 | 327 | 235 | 92 | 87 | 27 | 26 | 28 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 49 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Dwyer, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hodgeman, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Holt, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Jonas, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | 284 | 206 | 78 | 82 | 9 | 28 | 26 | |||