1969 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1969 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 4 of the 1969 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. John Rantall captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brandt, S. Catlin, J. Coghlan, R. Cook, I. Davison, R. Doyle, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. John, T. Leahy, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, G. Page, J. Pitura, W. Walsh, F. Way

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), R. Ball, B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, M. Bowden, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, G. McInnes, T. Murphy, J. Northey, I. Owen, D. Peardon, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, K. Smythe, G. Strang

South Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Richmond (19.22.136).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Cook (3), P. Bedford (2), S. Bennett (2), H. McAuliffe (2), F. Way (2), K. Baskin, J. Coghlan
Richmond: R. Hunt (5), K. Bartlett (3), R. Dean (3), R. Hart (3), K. Smythe (3), G. Bond, D. Clay

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 April 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,663

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 13.13.91 - 19.22.136

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 6 4 . 9 10 . 12 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Richmond 4 . 6 11 . 8 14 . 14 19 . 22 19 . 22 (136)
Margin RICH by 18 RICH by 41 RICH by 26 RICH by 45 RICH by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (South Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Rantall (South Melbourne), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 1 2 19 19 0 6 0 2 3
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 2 1 39 27 12 5 1 2 2
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 2 1 18 10 8 4 6 0 3
34 Brandt, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 0 0 1
46 Catlin, Sid ? ? 0 3 20 19 1 4 0 3 0
26 Coghlan, John ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 3 2 16 11 5 1 0 3 2
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 6 0 0 1
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 3 0 0
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 1 3 0
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 1
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 3 20 19 1 10 0 0 6
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 3 1
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 0 4 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 2 0 21 16 5 6 0 4 2
38 Page, Graham ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 3
5 Rantall, John (c) ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 7 0 3 0
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 30 26 4 5 0 4 3
30 Way, Fred ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 8 21 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 13 340 273 67 89 32 37 33

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
36 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 3
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 3 33 28 5 9 0 0 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 1 33 26 7 6 0 1 3
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 1 0 1 0
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 4 0 3 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 2 25 23 2 10 0 1 5
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 3 0 22 19 3 3 0 3 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 13 9 2 1
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 3 3 26 15 11 6 0 1 4
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 5 4 13 13 0 8 0 0 2
20 McInnes, George ? ? 0 2 9 5 4 2 9 1 4
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 1 0 3 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 1 0 1 2
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
6 Peardon, Derek ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 0 0 7 3
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 2 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 5 8 0 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 7 0 4 2
26 Smythe, Keith ? ? 3 2 9 7 2 0 0 1 1
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 5 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 22 340 266 74 87 26 37 39

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