1971 VFL Round 3: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1971 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1971 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Austin, G. Bisset, D. Brown, G. Casey, G. Cook, R. Fenton, K. Greenwood, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, B. Quinlan, R. Radziminski, L. Rippon, B. Rohde, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, D. Thorpe
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, R. Grima, J. Haines, S. Hoffman, E. Hug, R. McHenry, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, R. Page, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way, J. Wilkinson
Footscray (14.15.99) defeated South Melbourne (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (3), B. Quinlan (3), B. Round (3), G. Austin (2), G. Cook, A. Mannix, I. Salmon
South Melbourne: R. Quade (4), S. Hoffman (2), R. McHenry (2), J. Prentice (2), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Grima
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,003
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.15.99 - 14.9.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Jolley
Goal Umpire:
T. Johnson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Brown, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Cook, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Fenton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Radziminski, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Rohde, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 313 | 252 | 61 | 70 | 21 | 63 | 52 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Grima, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Haines, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | McHenry, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Page, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Wilkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | 276 | 228 | 48 | 48 | 27 | 52 | 63 | |||