1971 VFL Round 7: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1971 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, B. Dodson, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, C. Payne, I. Payne, R. Smith, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Ball, K. Baskin, P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, J. Haines, S. Hoffman, E. Hug, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, N. Miller, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, R. Quade, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way
Essendon (12.17.89) were defeated by South Melbourne (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Greenwood (3), D. Gross (2), N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Grainger, L. Halley, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, P. Sproule
South Melbourne: N. Miller (5), K. Baskin (3), S. Hoffman (3), R. Quade (2), B. Skilton (2), H. McAuliffe
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,055
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
12.17.89 - 16.9.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | ESSE by 9 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hayes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 278 | 249 | 29 | 93 | 21 | 46 | 36 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Haines, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Miller, Neville | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 299 | 256 | 43 | 77 | 40 | 36 | 48 | |||