1970 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1970 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1970 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Elwin, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, G. Jacobs, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, M. Pavone, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way, R. Wetzel
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), S. Barclay, R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, A. Noonan, G. Perry, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
South Melbourne (12.17.89) were defeated by Essendon (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Pavone (4), P. Bedford (3), B. Skilton (2), K. Baskin, R. Cook, J. Murphy
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), B. Davis (3), B. Greenwood (2), P. Sproule (2), L. Stillman (2), R. Close, G. Perry
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,909
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
12.17.89 - 15.10.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | SMLB by 3 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Elwin, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | McKew, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Pavone, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Wetzel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 338 | 254 | 84 | 61 | 30 | 42 | 33 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 276 | 233 | 43 | 96 | 18 | 32 | 42 | |||