1970 VFL Round 14: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1970 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at VFL Park.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, J. May, B. Neish, C. Payne, I. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, P. Sproule, J. Williams
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, G. Brice, S. Catlin, R. Cook, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, G. Jacobs, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way
Essendon (5.10.40) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.5.71).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, B. Greenwood, W. Headlam, C. Payne
South Melbourne: J. Murphy (3), B. Skilton (2), J. Sudholz (2), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, H. McAuliffe
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
13,241
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
5.10.40 - 11.5.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 55 | May, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | 283 | 229 | 54 | 51 | 21 | 50 | 55 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Catlin, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | McKew, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | 292 | 243 | 49 | 39 | 33 | 55 | 50 | |||