1971 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1971 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1971 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, R. Grima, R. Hay, S. Hoffman, E. Hug, D. Matthews, P. McCracken, R. McHenry, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, R. Quade, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Bisset, G. Casey, D. Darcy, C. Dell, B. Godridge, J. Keast, S. Magee, A. Mannix, G. Merrington, M. Parker, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, L. Sandilands, C. Shaw, G. Simmons, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
South Melbourne (18.15.123) were defeated by Footscray (19.11.125).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (7), S. Hoffman (3), R. McHenry (2), R. Quade (2), R. Cook, R. Grima, J. Murphy, J. Pitura
Footscray: B. Quinlan (4), L. Sandilands (4), M. Parker (3), G. Bisset (2), C. Dell, S. Magee, A. Mannix, G. Merrington, B. Round, D. Thorpe
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
13,325
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
18.15.123 - 19.11.125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 17 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 15 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Grima, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Hay, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Matthews, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | McCracken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | McHenry, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 305 | 243 | 62 | 63 | 38 | 44 | 39 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 48 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Godridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Keast, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Parker, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Shaw, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Simmons, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 11 | 276 | 240 | 36 | 83 | 20 | 39 | 44 | |||