1971 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1971 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1971 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Ball, P. Bedford, P. Brown, B. Davis, R. Doyle, D. Droscher, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, R. Hay, S. Hoffman, P. McCracken, R. McHenry, J. Murphy, M. Pavone, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, R. Close, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, A. Graco, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, W. Headlam, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, B. Neish, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, I. Payne, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, D. Starbuck
South Melbourne (13.8.86) were defeated by Essendon (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (4), S. Hoffman (3), D. Droscher (2), J. Pitura (2), T. Haenen, J. Prentice
Essendon: B. Neish (3), A. Noonan (3), R. Close (2), B. Davis (2), G. Schultz (2), B. Greenwood
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
7,938
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
13.8.86 - 13.18.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | SMLB by 20 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Droscher, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Hay, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | McCracken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | McHenry, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Pavone, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | 283 | 236 | 47 | 61 | 34 | 46 | 47 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 52 | Graco, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | Starbuck, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 280 | 240 | 40 | 80 | 20 | 47 | 46 | |||