1969 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1969 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1969 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. John Rantall captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), C. Aitken, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, B. Campbell, D. Clark, F. Davis, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, J. Letcher, G. Parke, P. Rowlands, D. Schwarz, P. Sinclair, N. Stone, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker

South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, A. Budd, R. Cook, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, S. Hoffman, G. Jacobs, G. John, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, K. Luscombe, H. McAuliffe, P. McCracken, J. Sudholz, B. Svorinich, W. Walsh, F. Way, R. Wetzel

Melbourne (9.15.69) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.10.94).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Dillon (3), B. Campbell (2), D. Clark (2), G. Parke, P. Sinclair
South Melbourne: J. Sudholz (6), S. Hoffman (3), H. McAuliffe (3), P. Bedford, B. Svorinich

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 May 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 13,765

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.15.69 - 14.10.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 11 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
South Melbourne 8 . 1 9 . 5 11 . 6 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Margin SMLB by 26 SMLB by 28 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Norm Smith (South Melbourne)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), John Rantall (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Aitken, Chris ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 2 3
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 2 18 17 1 2 0 4 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 3 3 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
41 Campbell, Blair ? ? 2 2 18 17 1 1 0 6 4
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 2 2 26 23 3 4 0 5 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 3 2
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 3 3 11 11 0 6 1 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 4 3
21 Hone, David ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 7 2
30 Letcher, John ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 6 2 5
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 5 0 1 0
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 2 0
37 Schwarz, Darryl ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 1
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 2 0 0 2
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 1 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 1 24 23 1 5 0 1 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 1 0 8 4
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 15 265 234 31 47 15 53 39

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 0 0 4
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 1 25 15 10 4 0 5 1
16 Budd, Arthur ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 4 3
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 5
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 1 2
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 3 3 33 23 10 4 0 1 2
15 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 1 9 1 2
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 1 1 4 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 1 2
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 29 20 9 2 0 3 2
39 Luscombe, Ken ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 1 2
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 3 1 34 29 5 2 0 2 3
22 McCracken, Peter ? ? 0 1 12 11 1 1 0 2 4
5 Rantall, John (c) ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 0 3 4
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 6 1 13 10 3 4 1 1 3
36 Svorinich, Bob ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 4
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 2 0 4 4
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 51 2 1
38 Wetzel, Ron ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 10 337 257 80 47 62 39 53

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