1972 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1972 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1972 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
John Rantall captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, P. Callery, R. Carr, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. McSpeerin, G. Molloy, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells
South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), P. Bedford, B. Bell, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, J. Haines, R. Hay, S. Hoffman, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, N. Miller, L. Morton, S. Officer, J. Pitura, R. Quade, W. Walsh, J. Wilkinson
Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated South Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Alves (4), P. Sinclair (4), G. Parke (3), S. McSpeerin (2), P. Callery, D. Clark, R. Dillon, J. Townsend, G. Wells
South Melbourne: N. Goss (2), S. Hoffman (2), L. Morton (2), J. Pitura, W. Walsh
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,594
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
18.19.127 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 71 | MELB by 71 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
John Rantall
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Carr, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Dillon, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 50 | McSpeerin, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Sinclair, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 331 | 265 | 66 | 96 | 41 | 39 | 48 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Bell, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Haines, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Hay, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Miller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Morton, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Officer, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Wilkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | 233 | 205 | 28 | 55 | 21 | 48 | 39 | |||