1973 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1973 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1973 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, C. Britt, J. Clifton, H. Coles, P. Cranage, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, P. McKenna, C. Morse, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, G. Reichman, M. Richardson, D. Salmon
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Cook, B. Davis, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, G. Miller, E. Moore, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Collingwood (17.22.124) defeated South Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (8), R. Oborne (4), M. Richardson (2), G. Bisset, H. Coles, L. Thompson
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (2), B. Davis (2), V. Aanensen, I. Thomson
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
23,413
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.22.124 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 22 | (124) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 59 | COLL by 67 | COLL by 76 | COLL by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Dunstan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Morse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Reichman, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 24 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 22 | 322 | 265 | 57 | 93 | 21 | 41 | 38 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | McKew, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | 215 | 189 | 26 | 62 | 23 | 33 | 41 | |||