1973 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1973 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 2 of the 1973 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), R. Ball, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Cook, G. Craighead, B. Davis, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, G. Miller, E. Moore, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, P. Hickmott, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Smith, S. Talbot, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
South Melbourne (15.19.109) were defeated by Essendon (21.20.146).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Hoffman (6), P. Bedford (4), E. Moore (2), B. Davis, J. Pitura, I. Thomson
Essendon: N. Fields (6), D. Gross (3), P. Wellington (3), A. Wilson (3), K. Roberts (2), D. Tuddenham (2), K. Fletcher, W. Headlam
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
16,260
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
15.19.109 - 21.20.146
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 18 | 21 | . | 20 | 21 | . | 20 | (146) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Craighead, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 19 | 220 | 191 | 29 | 52 | 29 | 38 | 41 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 20 | 264 | 215 | 49 | 62 | 21 | 41 | 38 | |||