1971 VFL Round 22: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1971 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 22 of the 1971 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Barry Goodingham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Ball, P. Bedford, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, J. Haines, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, N. Miller, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way

North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), P. Baker, G. Bryant, D. Dench, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, I. Lasslett, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Nunn, J. Perry, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor, M. Wood

South Melbourne (19.17.131) defeated North Melbourne (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (7), R. Quade (4), R. Doyle (2), N. Miller (2), S. Hoffman, B. Skilton, W. Walsh, F. Way
North Melbourne: P. Baker (2), M. Redenbach (2), M. Wood (2), J. Perry, R. Taylor

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,255

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 19.17.131 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 7 5 . 8 17 . 12 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 5 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin SMLB by 30 SMLB by 23 SMLB by 97 SMLB by 72 SMLB by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 7 0 3 2
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 7 2 30 25 5 8 0 3 1
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 8 0 1 0
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 3 12 3 7
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 2 1
50 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 8 0 0 3
1 Haines, Jim ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 4 0 3 3
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 2 28 21 7 2 0 0 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 7 0 3 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 27 24 3 1 0 7 7
13 Miller, Neville ? ? 2 1 17 16 1 8 0 2 2
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 0 4
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 3 25 17 8 5 0 1 5
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 4 1 20 16 4 0 0 4 5
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 3 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 4 23 17 6 0 0 3 3
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 4 0 1 7
30 Way, Fred ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 2 22 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 17 325 268 57 77 34 41 58

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 4 0 0 2
22 Bryant, Geoff ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 2 1 2 1
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 0 1 3
52 Doolan, Vin ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 5 0 1 0
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 5 0 4 3
10 Goodingham, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 3 6 7 6
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 0 0 5 0
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 5 11 5 2
1 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 2
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 0 4 1
53 Lasslett, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 6 0 3 3
49 Mitchell, Stan ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 2 0 4 3
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 2 1
48 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 6 4
21 Perry, John ? ? 1 0 29 26 3 6 0 4 0
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 2 2 8 8 0 2 0 2 1
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 6 0 4 3
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 4 1 1 1
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 3 0 1 5
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 8 11 293 233 60 64 20 58 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