1971 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1971 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1971 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, R. Carr, D. Clark, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, P. Weekes, G. Wells
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, G. Brandt, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, E. Hug, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, P. McCracken, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Prentice, R. Quade, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way
Melbourne (24.21.165) defeated South Melbourne (7.18.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (3), L. Burgmann (3), P. Callery (3), J. Gallus (3), J. Townsend (3), G. Molloy (2), G. Parke (2), R. Carr, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Wells
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (2), G. Brice, H. McAuliffe, P. McCracken, R. Quade, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,727
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
24.21.165 - 7.18.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 24 | . | 21 | 24 | . | 21 | (165) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 26 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 53 | MELB by 105 | MELB by 105 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Burgmann, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Carr, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Gallus, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | McKenzie, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rollinson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Weekes, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 21 | 272 | 234 | 38 | 74 | 37 | 25 | 27 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Brandt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | McCracken, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | McKew, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 18 | 247 | 206 | 41 | 60 | 36 | 27 | 25 | |||