1969 VFL Round 10: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1969 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1969 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
John Rantall captained the hosts.
Don McKenzie captained the visitors with, in the absence of Barry Davis, deputy vice-captain Geoff Pryor as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), K. Baskin, S. Bennett, R. Cook, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, S. Hoffman, G. Jacobs, G. John, T. Leahy, R. Luke, K. Luscombe, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, P. McCracken, J. Pitura, J. Sudholz, B. Svorinich, W. Walsh, R. Wetzel
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), G. Pryor (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, G. Brown, R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, R. Hampson, B. Lake, A. Noonan, J. Sinclair, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
South Melbourne (15.13.103) were defeated by Essendon (18.15.123).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Pitura (3), J. Sudholz (3), S. Hoffman (2), G. Jacobs (2), K. Baskin, S. Bennett, G. John, H. McAuliffe, B. Svorinich
Essendon: P. Daniel (6), R. Close (3), D. Gross (3), L. Stillman (3), G. Gosper, A. Noonan, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,409
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
15.13.103 - 18.15.123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Rantall
(South Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Geoff Pryor
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hayes
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | John, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Leahy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Luscombe, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | McCracken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Rantall, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Svorinich, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Wetzel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 322 | 250 | 72 | 61 | 17 | 41 | 44 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Hampson, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sinclair, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 314 | 258 | 56 | 93 | 28 | 44 | 41 | |||