1971 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1971 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1971 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 Graham Donaldson.
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
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newton, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, R. Sault, D. Searl, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
South Melbourne (13.11.89) were defeated by Fitzroy (19.19.133).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Hoffman (4), K. Baskin (3), B. Skilton (3), P. Bedford, T. Haenen, N. Miller
Fitzroy: J. Newton (8), A. Ruscuklic (4), J. Murphy (3), G. Wilson (2), D. Rhodes, A. Thompson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,182
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
13.11.89 - 19.19.133
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Margin | SMLB by 12 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 44 | FITZ by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Haines, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Miller, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 270 | 212 | 58 | 58 | 31 | 42 | 34 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Newton, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 19 | 304 | 252 | 52 | 85 | 36 | 34 | 42 | |||