1965 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1965 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1965 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, H. Bromell, N. Crompton, F. Davis, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Leitch, J. Lord, P. McLean, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams, G. Wise

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Batch, D. Bethke, K. Colvin, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, B. Kingston, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, R. Nilsson, N. Orange, M. Papley, G. Parker, K. Parker, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, T. Somerville, E. White

Melbourne (12.8.80) defeated South Melbourne (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Mann (3), J. Townsend (3), J. Lord (2), B. Vagg (2), B. Bourke, R. Groom
South Melbourne: S. Magee (4), B. Kingston (3), G. John (2), D. Bethke, N. Orange

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 May 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,404

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.8.80 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 6 8 . 7 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
South Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 3 8 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin SMLB by 6 MELB by 3 SMLB by 1 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 3 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 1 0 3
12 Bromell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 1 1
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 4 2
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 1 8 8 0 2 0 1
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 0 1 3
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 3
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 0
38 Leitch, Jim ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 2 1
4 Lord, John ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 2 0 4
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 3 1 20 16 4 5 2 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 0
28 Robbie, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 1 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 3 1 16 14 2 2 1 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 2 10 10 0 2 1 0
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 1 0
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 8 213 184 29 28 18 24

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
27 Batch, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 0 2
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 1 0 0
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 1 2
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0
7 John, Graeme ? ? 2 3 25 20 5 8 4 1
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 3 1 6 5 1 2 1 0
8 Lucev, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 2 0
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 4 0 12 10 2 1 0 1
33 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 2 0
37 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 1
26 Orange, Noel ? ? 1 2 8 8 0 3 0 2
11 Papley, Max ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 6 1 1
41 Parker, Glen ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 2 0
3 Parker, Kevin ? ? 0 2 13 13 0 2 1 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 5 3 1
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 3 4 4
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 3 1
31 White, Eric ? ? 0 2 8 8 0 1 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 11 253 214 39 53 24 18

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