1970 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1970 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 16 of the 1970 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, E. Moore, I. Owen, B. Richardson, G. Robbins, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, K. Smythe, G. Strang, R. Thomas

South Melbourne (11.9.75) were defeated by Richmond (12.17.89).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. McAuliffe (3), B. Skilton (2), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Luke, D. McLeish, J. Murphy
Richmond: R. Dean (3), R. Hart (3), R. Hunt (3), K. Bartlett (2), D. Clay

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 18 July 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,088

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 11.9.75 - 12.17.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 6 . 4 6 . 5 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Richmond 3 . 3 8 . 8 10 . 16 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 16 RICH by 35 RICH by 14 RICH by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (South Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Roger Dean (Richmond)

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 15 11 4 1 0 0 1
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 0 30 24 6 4 0 3 2
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 1 19 19 0 2 0 5 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 7 1 2 1
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 2 2
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 9 0 1 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 3 2
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 1 1 12 12 0 4 0 2 2
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 3 2 22 21 1 3 0 4 3
35 McKew, Shane ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 3 1 2 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 1 0 17 17 0 3 0 2 1
6 Murphy, John ? ? 1 1 13 11 2 0 0 2 2
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 4 0
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 2 1 24 19 5 6 0 3 2
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 0 1 9 4 5 1 2 2 3
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 5 4
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 31 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 9 271 234 37 56 35 43 32

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 3 36 32 4 5 0 3 2
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 7 0 0 1
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 7 0 2 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 5 3 8 3
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 7 11 6 0 0 1
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 5 12 2 6
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 8 0 2 6
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 3 1 28 23 5 6 0 4 1
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 2 16 11 5 8 18 1 3
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 3 2 17 15 2 7 0 1 3
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 3 4 9 8 1 6 0 1 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 0 0 1
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 0 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 7 0 2 3
32 Robbins, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 4 0 1 2
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 1 1 2 3
26 Smythe, Keith ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 2 2
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 2
34 Thomas, Ron ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 17 306 251 55 95 34 32 43

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