1970 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1970 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1970 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
North Melbourne
G. Bryant, P. Chisnall, D. Dench, W. Dietrich, F. Dimattina, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, F. Gumbleton, M. Howell, R. Johnston, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, J. Perry, P. Ryan, J. Scholes, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Elwin, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, M. Pavone, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way, R. Wetzel
North Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Farrant (3), M. Wood (3), P. Ryan, J. Scholes
South Melbourne: R. Cook (2), B. Skilton (2), R. Elwin, H. McAuliffe, M. Pavone, J. Rantall
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 April 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,016
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.11.59 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | Dietrich, Wolfgang | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | Dimattina, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Scholes, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | 277 | 234 | 43 | 79 | 29 | 49 | 37 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 32 | Elwin, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | McKew, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Pavone, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Wetzel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 278 | 229 | 49 | 70 | 29 | 37 | 49 | |||