1967 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1967 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 4 of the 1967 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Johnny Birt as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), S. Bennett, D. Bethke, R. Cook, I. Davison, J. Greenwood, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, G. Lambert, S. Magee, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, M. Mulligan, M. Papley, K. Phillips, K. Roche, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Davis, K. Egan, A. Epis, N. Evans, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, A. Hird, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, D. Shaw
South Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated Essendon (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Papley (4), J. Sudholz (4), G. John (2), H. McAuliffe (2), M. Mulligan (2), E. Sarich (2), J. Heriot, B. Skilton
Essendon: J. Birt (4), I. Anderson (2), A. Noonan (2), K. Egan, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Shaw
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1967 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1967
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,803
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
18.19.127 - 13.10.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 43 | SMLB by 39 | SMLB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. King
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Bethke, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Davison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | John, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Mulligan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Papley, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Roche, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 255 | 237 | 18 | 59 | 31 | 40 | 42 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Evans, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 32 | 56 | 35 | 42 | 41 | |||