1971 VFL Round 11: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1971 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1971 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Barry Goodingham captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), G. Cowton, D. Dench, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, L. Groenewegen, F. Gumbleton, K. Haywood, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor, M. Wood

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, G. Brice, T. Carrodus, B. Davis, R. Gleeson, S. Hoffman, E. Hug, P. McCracken, D. McLeish, N. Miller, J. Murphy, S. Officer, J. Pitura, R. Quade, J. Rantall, G. Robertson, E. Sarich, W. Walsh, F. Way

North Melbourne (12.17.89) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.20.98).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Dowdle (2), F. Gumbleton (2), R. Peterson (2), P. Ryan (2), R. Smith (2), M. Wood (2)
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (4), B. Skilton (3), T. Carrodus (2), W. Walsh (2), S. Hoffman, R. Quade

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Monday 14 June 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 9,454

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.17.89 - 13.20.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 3 7 . 7 9 . 11 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
South Melbourne 5 . 4 8 . 10 12 . 16 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Margin SMLB by 13 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 23 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brian Dixon (North Melbourne), Norm Smith (South Melbourne)
Captains: Barry Goodingham (North Melbourne), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
46 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 4
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 2 0
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 2 5 25 21 4 3 0 3 2
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 9 3 3 0
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 1 2 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 2 10 7 3 1 0 1 0
10 Goodingham, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 6 20 3 4
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 26 21 5 3 0 3 1
42 Groenewegen, Leo ? ? 0 2 9 7 2 4 0 2 0
38 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 2 3 17 14 3 3 1 4 1
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 8 1 2 1
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 0
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 2
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 6 0 1 2
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 6 0 2 0
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 2 1 19 16 3 4 0 2 4
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 6 4 2 0
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 2 1 18 11 7 6 0 3 2
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 1
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 2 0 24 20 4 6 0 3 5
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 17 310 226 84 80 30 41 29

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 4 1 22 17 5 9 0 0 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 3 16 13 3 5 0 4 3
38 Carrodus, Trevor ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 2
37 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 5 0 1 2
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 4
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 3 21 13 8 7 0 0 0
2 Hug, Ernie ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 10 2 2 2
22 McCracken, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 0 3 1
13 Miller, Neville ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 3 3
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 1 2
3 Officer, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 2 0 2
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 3
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 1 6 26 21 5 6 0 2 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 3 1
34 Robertson, Garry ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 3 0 2 4
24 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 3 2 29 24 5 4 0 2 3
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 2 2 31 26 5 4 0 1 2
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 31 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 20 310 250 60 71 35 29 41

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s