1979 North Melbourne Kangaroos Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 17-5 - 68 points
Finishing 2nd in the VFL
Postseason: 1-2 Finals qualifier
Coach: Ron Barassi (17-5)
1979 North Melbourne Kangaroos RosterTeam Record: 17-5 - 68 points
Finishing 2nd in the VFL
Postseason: 1-2 Finals qualifier
Coach: Ron Barassi (17-5)
The North Melbourne Kangaroos of the Victorian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 17 wins and 5 losses for 68 points finishing second in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2. Ron Barassi coached the team. The 1979 North Melbourne Kangaroos Finals qualifier.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Blight | 19 | 275 | 102 | 67 | 342 | 60 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Glendinning | 21 | 265 | 147 | 107 | 372 | 59 | 31 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 25 | 377 | 138 | 129 | 506 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Briedis | 10 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 97 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Melrose | 22 | 312 | 77 | 178 | 490 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Easton | 15 | 76 | 51 | 61 | 137 | 18 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bryant | 19 | 202 | 90 | 122 | 324 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 8 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 69 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Ebert | 25 | 362 | 101 | 172 | 534 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Tanner | 13 | 171 | 32 | 50 | 221 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Boyse | 15 | 205 | 57 | 53 | 258 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sutton | 25 | 256 | 87 | 76 | 332 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 25 | 276 | 245 | 163 | 439 | 14 | 14 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cassin | 14 | 166 | 33 | 80 | 246 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 10 | 93 | 44 | 40 | 133 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Cornes | 5 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 62 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 18 | 210 | 66 | 84 | 294 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Byrne | 6 | 92 | 20 | 64 | 156 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 14 | 163 | 24 | 89 | 252 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 25 | 281 | 109 | 96 | 377 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Podolczak | 7 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Jarrott | 17 | 155 | 47 | 94 | 249 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Murphy | 6 | 65 | 14 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Payne | 6 | 49 | 12 | 22 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Dench | 13 | 132 | 43 | 66 | 198 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 20 | 208 | 68 | 128 | 336 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Schimmelbusch | 7 | 73 | 19 | 36 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Bond | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 22 | 243 | 74 | 157 | 400 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Nolan | 6 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Law | 24 | 265 | 59 | 81 | 346 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 15 | 150 | 56 | 100 | 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 4 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Ramsay | 9 | 93 | 38 | 55 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 5 | 53 | 10 | 26 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 500 | 5547 | 1980 | 2530 | 8077 | 410 | 352 | 898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 824 | 1020 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
