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Round: 1 Venue: Western Oval Date: Sat, 1-Apr-1978 2:10 PM Attendance: 20420
Footscray2.4.169.7.6110.11.7111.14.80
North Melbourne6.3.3911.5.7118.7.11523.11.149
Qrt marginNM by 23NM by 10NM by 44NM by 69
Qrt scoresNM 39-16FO 45-32NM 44-10NM 34-9
Field umpiresPeter Cameron (5), Tony Bryant (25)


[Footscray Player Details][North Melbourne Player Details]

 Abbreviations key #=Jumper
GM=Games played
KI=Kicks
MK=Marks
HB=Handballs
DI=Disposals
DA=Disposal average
GL=Goals
BH=Behinds
HO=Hit outs
TK=Tackles
RB=Rebound 50s
IF=Inside 50s
CL=Clearances
CG=Clangers
FF=Free kicks for
FA=Free kicks against
BR=Brownlow votes
CP=Contested possessions
UP=Uncontested possessions
CM=Contested marks
MI=Marks inside 50
1%=One percenters
BO=Bounces
GA=Goal assist
%P=Percentage of game played
SU=Sub (On/Off)
↑=subbed on
↓=subbed off
Footscray Match Statistics [Season][Game by Game]
#PlayerKIMKHBDIGLBHHOTKRBIFCLCGFFFABRCPUPCMMI1%BOGA%P
30 Abbey, Ross6217 2      31         
16 Blair, Dennis163 16        25         
12 Brown, George5 5101 1     15         
24 Dempsey, Gary24141438 128     83         
32 Dunstan, Ian183119        23         
20 Edmond, Jim1541162       14         
42 Foreman, Wayne1232141 1     53         
7 Hawkins, Doug7  711      34         
25 Jennings, Geoff1331023 1      33         
44 Linke, Graeme6228         2         
28 Low, Ian7429         2         
8 Morrison, Ian136114 1      2          
10 Munro, Peter73182       22         
26 Murrie, Richard6128        42         
5 Reid, Bruce145620 25     22         
17 Smedts, Alby91514        35         
3 Stoneham, Alan81614        45         
31 Templeton, Kelvin11611234      21         
35 Wheeler, Terry111213        21         
22 Whitten, Ted2332251       43         
Rushed2 
Totals2316564295111435     5356         
Opposition23260104336231126     5653         

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 Abbreviations key #=Jumper
GM=Games played
KI=Kicks
MK=Marks
HB=Handballs
DI=Disposals
DA=Disposal average
GL=Goals
BH=Behinds
HO=Hit outs
TK=Tackles
RB=Rebound 50s
IF=Inside 50s
CL=Clearances
CG=Clangers
FF=Free kicks for
FA=Free kicks against
BR=Brownlow votes
CP=Contested possessions
UP=Uncontested possessions
CM=Contested marks
MI=Marks inside 50
1%=One percenters
BO=Bounces
GA=Goal assist
%P=Percentage of game played
SU=Sub (On/Off)
↑=subbed on
↓=subbed off
North Melbourne Match Statistics [Season][Game by Game]
#PlayerKIMKHBDIGLBHHOTKRBIFCLCGFFFABRCPUPCMMI1%BOGA%P
2 Alves, Stan127618                   
15 Blight, Malcolm215425314     55         
6 Briedis, Arnold1321147       44         
11 Burns, John20352521      34         
21 Byrne, John24593321      84         
3 Cassin, John13251832      53         
13 Cowton, Gary71613  1     22         
23 Dench, David81715        62         
4 Glendinning, Ross6791532      34         
27 Greig, Keith173623  1     43         
38 Gumbleton, Frank82715        42         
34 Henshaw, Ross8219        31         
36 Icke, Stephen93615         2         
1 Keenan, Peter3258  12      2         
16 McCann, Stephen94312 1      12         
17 Melrose, Graeme142112522      12         
12 Montgomery, Ken71411        13         
35 Nettlefold, Bill6241011      22         
22 Nolan, Mick31 3  8      2         
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne245529        44         
Totals23260104336231126     5653         
Opposition2316564295111435     5356         

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Footscray Player Details
#PlayerAgeCareer Games (W-D-L W%)Career Goals (Ave.)Footscray Games (W-D-L W%)Footscray Goals (Ave.)
30Abbey, Ross25y 70d81 (36-3-42 46.30%)45 (0.56) 
16Blair, Dennis26y 224d34 (15-2-17 47.06%)9 (0.26) 
12Brown, George18y 261d1 (0-0-1 0.00%)1 (1.00) 
24Dempsey, Gary29y 130d191 (86-3-102 45.81%)92 (0.48) 
32Dunstan, Ian23y 32d71 (30-4-37 45.07%)48 (0.68) 
20Edmond, Jim19y 210d17 (9-1-7 55.88%)16 (0.94) 
42Foreman, Wayne22y 320d11 (5-0-6 45.45%)7 (0.64) 
7Hawkins, Doug17y 331d1 (0-0-1 0.00%)1 (1.00) 
25Jennings, Geoff22y 362d59 (31-2-26 54.24%)58 (0.98) 
44Linke, Graeme26y 135d40 (13-0-27 32.50%) 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 
28Low, Ian24y 15d42 (21-1-20 51.19%)47 (1.12) 
8Morrison, Ian24y 62d63 (32-3-28 53.17%)57 (0.90) 
10Munro, Peter20y 136d16 (8-1-7 53.13%)11 (0.69) 
26Murrie, Richard22y 280d41 (20-0-21 48.78%)6 (0.15) 
5Reid, Bruce22y 99d17 (7-1-9 44.12%)9 (0.53) 
17Smedts, Alby26y 82d15 (6-0-9 40.00%)  
3Stoneham, Alan22y 224d93 (40-4-49 45.16%)29 (0.31) 
31Templeton, Kelvin21y 183d59 (30-3-26 53.39%)179 (3.03) 
35Wheeler, Terry23y 19d70 (31-3-36 46.43%)8 (0.11) 
22Whitten, Ted21y 17d52 (25-1-26 49.04%)42 (0.81) 
Totals23y 13d974 (445-32-497 45.69%)665 (0.68)  
CGoggin, Bill37y 87d46 (21-2-23 47.83%)  

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North Melbourne Player Details
#PlayerAgeCareer Games (W-D-L W%)Career Goals (Ave.)North Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%)North Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
2Alves, Stan31y 314d243 (92-1-150 38.07%)163 (0.67)17 (12-1-4 73.53%)3 (0.18)
15Blight, Malcolm28y 44d81 (53-1-27 66.05%)93 (1.15) 
6Briedis, Arnold22y 224d81 (49-1-31 61.11%)127 (1.57) 
11Burns, John28y 234d75 (48-0-27 64.00%)46 (0.61) 
21Byrne, John22y 36d56 (37-1-18 66.96%)27 (0.48) 
3Cassin, John26y 273d79 (41-1-37 52.53%)71 (0.90)28 (19-1-8 69.64%)39 (1.39)
13Cowton, Gary25y 92d111 (60-2-49 54.95%)34 (0.31) 
23Dench, David26y 221d185 (90-3-92 49.46%)21 (0.11) 
4Glendinning, Ross21y 196d1 (1-0-0 100.00%)3 (3.00) 
27Greig, Keith26y 160d144 (72-2-70 50.69%)33 (0.23) 
38Gumbleton, Frank27y 26d145 (70-2-73 48.97%)19 (0.13) 
34Henshaw, Ross25y 231d99 (50-2-47 51.52%)11 (0.11) 
36Icke, Stephen22y 25d55 (38-1-16 70.00%)21 (0.38) 
1Keenan, Peter26y 359d136 (58-2-76 43.38%)99 (0.73)35 (23-1-11 67.14%)13 (0.37)
16McCann, Stephen19y 305d6 (4-1-1 75.00%)  
17Melrose, Graeme28y 346d67 (43-0-24 64.18%)100 (1.49) 
12Montgomery, Ken27y 86d156 (69-3-84 45.19%)2 (0.01) 
35Nettlefold, Bill24y 342d38 (29-1-8 77.63%)11 (0.29)23 (17-1-5 76.09%)5 (0.22)
22Nolan, Mick28y 143d80 (56-1-23 70.63%)39 (0.49) 
20Schimmelbusch, Wayne25y 72d125 (79-2-44 64.00%)161 (1.29) 
Totals25y 296d1963 (1039-27-897 52.93%)1081 (0.55)  
CBarassi, Ron42y 33d274 (182-3-89 66.97%) 126 (82-2-42 65.87%) 

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