1966 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1966 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1966 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.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, M. Bartlett, B. Bourke, A. Bowden, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, R. Groom, L. Harrison, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, P. Smith, B. Stewart, N. Stone, B. Vagg, F. Vearing, D. Williams
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), J. Bray, G. Davey, A. Dunn, P. Harrison, G. John, B. Kingston, G. Lambert, J. Long, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. McAuliffe, M. Papley, K. Parker, J. Rantall, A. Robertson, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, R. Tenabel, F. Way
Melbourne (12.17.89) were defeated by South Melbourne (17.17.119).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (3), F. Vearing (3), M. Bartlett, L. Harrison, B. Jones, H. Mann, P. Smith, B. Vagg
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (4), S. Magee (3), B. Skilton (3), M. Papley (2), E. Sarich (2), B. Kingston, R. Lucev, J. Sudholz
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1966 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1966
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,497
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
12.17.89 - 17.17.119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Margin | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 48 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Hassa Mann
(Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Bartlett, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Bowden, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Dillon, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Harrison, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | Jones, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Leahy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Smith, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stone, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Vearing, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 238 | 199 | 39 | 49 | 33 | 29 | 32 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bray, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Davey, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | John, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Long, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lucev, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Papley, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Parker, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Tenabel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 282 | 244 | 38 | 68 | 54 | 32 | 29 | |||