FootySphere
FootySphere

Explore

  • Home
  • Records
  • Playground
  • AFL Ladder
  • Player Comparisons
  • Games
  • Trending

Learn

  • Data & Glossary
  • Examples
  • Guides
  • Analysis
  • About
  • Sign in
  • Register

Footscray vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 1-Apr-1978
Final Round 1
Footscray logo
Footscray Coach: Bill Goggin
80 11.14
149 23.11
North Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
North Melbourne logo
Western Oval North Melbourne by 69 NTH by 69
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

24 Gary Dempsey — · Position unavailable 22 Ted Whitten — · Position unavailable 25 Geoff Jennings — · Position unavailable 5 Bruce Reid — · Position unavailable 32 Ian Dunstan — · Position unavailable 16 Dennis Blair — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Edmond — · Position unavailable 8 Ian Morrison — · Position unavailable 42 Wayne Foreman — · Position unavailable 17 Alby Smedts — · Position unavailable 3 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 35 Terry Wheeler — · Position unavailable 31 Kelvin Templeton — · Position unavailable 12 George Brown — · Position unavailable 28 Ian Low — · Position unavailable 10 Peter Munro — · Position unavailable 44 Graeme Linke — · Position unavailable 26 Richard Murrie — · Position unavailable 7 Doug Hawkins — · Position unavailable 30 Ross Abbey — · Position unavailable
Away team

North Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

21 John Byrne — · Position unavailable 20 Wayne Schimmelbusch — · Position unavailable 15 Malcolm Blight — · Position unavailable 11 John Burns — · Position unavailable 17 Graeme Melrose — · Position unavailable 27 Keith Greig — · Position unavailable 3 John Cassin — · Position unavailable 2 Stan Alves — · Position unavailable 36 Steven Icke — · Position unavailable 23 David Dench — · Position unavailable 38 Frank Gumbleton — · Position unavailable 4 Ross Glendinning — · Position unavailable 6 Arnold Briedis — · Position unavailable 13 Gary Cowton — · Position unavailable 16 Stephen McCann — · Position unavailable 12 Ken Montgomery — · Position unavailable 35 Bill Nettlefold — · Position unavailable 34 Ross Henshaw — · Position unavailable 1 Peter Keenan — · Position unavailable 22 Mick Nolan — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS2.47.31.41.380
NTH6.35.27.25.4149

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Arnold BriedisNTH
Behinds
4
Kelvin TempletonFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSNTH

Scoring / Attack

11Goals23
12Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

295Disposals336
231Kicks232
64Handballs104

Clearance / Contest

35Hitouts26

Other

65Marks60

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Footscray by 69 points, 149–80.

North Melbourne extended a 44-point three-quarter-time lead with a 34–9 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

Understanding historical coverage

Select Player Statistics to load this section.

Select Event by event to follow the play.

Select Maps to explore shot and disposal locations.

Games

View all games →

Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW UPCOMING
Geelong GEE
vs
Sydney SYD
GMHBA Stadium 16:05 AEDT
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW UPCOMING
Carlton CAR
vs
Hawthorn HAW
IKON Park 19:15 AEDT
FootySphere v1.6.3 Active visitors: 166
Email us @Footy_Sphere Facebook Instagram
Privacy · Terms · Contact ·
FootySphere is an independent, unofficial project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the AFL or its clubs. Data is compiled from third-party sources and updated after official fixture releases.

Your privacy choices

Essential cookies keep FootySphere working. With your permission, we also use analytics, performance monitoring and advertising cookies. Learn more in our Privacy Policy.

Multiple profiles found

Which role did you mean?

Share

Send this page using the link below.

Keep your discoveries

Save players, teams, matches, and searches so you can revisit them anytime.