1972 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1972 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1972 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
John Rantall captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), R. Ball, P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Lakes, S. McKew, N. Miller, E. Moore, J. Murphy, S. Officer, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, G. Robertson
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, R. Close, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, C. Payne, G. Perry, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, J. Williams, A. Wilson
South Melbourne (12.12.84) were defeated by Essendon (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: N. Goss (3), S. Hoffman (3), P. Bedford (2), E. Moore (2), G. Brice, G. Lakes
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), R. Close (2), G. Perry (2), G. Schultz (2), N. Fields, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, D. Tuddenham
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,984
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
12.12.84 - 13.9.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Rantall
(South Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | McKew, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Miller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Officer, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Robertson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 265 | 241 | 24 | 67 | 15 | 44 | 41 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | 271 | 234 | 37 | 68 | 28 | 41 | 44 | |||