1971 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 April 1971 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1971 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Bill Goggin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, J. Haines, E. Hug, P. McCracken, R. McHenry, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, R. Page, M. Pavone, J. Prentice, R. Quade, J. Rantall, B. Svorinich, F. Way, J. Wilkinson
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), P. Brown, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, P. Linke, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Palfreyman, B. Ryan, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, R. Stokes, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker, M. Woolnough, W. Yates
South Melbourne (12.20.92) were defeated by Geelong (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (3), G. Brice (3), D. McLeish (2), M. Pavone (2), R. McHenry, R. Page
Geelong: B. Ryan (4), D. Wade (4), D. Clarke (3), P. Stephens (2), P. Brown, B. Goggin, D. Harris
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
17,159
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
12.20.92 - 16.14.110
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Bill McMaster
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Haines, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | McCracken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | McHenry, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Page, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Pavone, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 46 | Svorinich, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Wilkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 20 | 290 | 239 | 51 | 62 | 20 | 43 | 27 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Harris, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Linke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Palfreyman, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Stokes, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Yates, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 295 | 242 | 53 | 80 | 35 | 27 | 43 | |||