1970 VFL Round 21: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1970 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 21 of the 1970 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, S. Catlin, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, N. Miller, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, R. Wetzel
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), R. Crow, N. Dare, D. Herrod, R. Ireland, W. Irwin, G. Lazarus, B. McKenzie, J. Murphy, B. Padley, G. Renwick, C. Rheinberger, D. Rhodes, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg
South Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Fitzroy (10.20.80).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Sudholz (4), P. Bedford (3), B. Skilton (3), R. Cook (2), H. McAuliffe, J. Murphy
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (2), B. Padley (2), G. Renwick (2), W. Irwin, B. McKenzie, D. Searl, N. Zunneberg
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
20,029
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
14.15.99 - 10.20.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 20 | 10 | . | 20 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 17 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 35 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Jolley
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Catlin, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Miller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Wetzel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 289 | 224 | 65 | 65 | 21 | 47 | 41 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Herrod, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ireland, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | McKenzie, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Rheinberger, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Sykes, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 20 | 266 | 234 | 32 | 70 | 33 | 41 | 47 | |||