1973 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1973 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 3 of the 1973 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
David Thorpe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Cook, G. Craighead, B. Davis, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, G. Miller, E. Moore, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, B. Woodman
Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), G. Austin, G. Baker, L. Bartlett, G. Casey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, H. Frei, A. Gallagher, R. Jacks, S. Magee, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins
South Melbourne (17.16.118) were defeated by Footscray (20.15.135).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (5), N. Goss (3), E. Moore (3), R. Cook (2), R. Doyle, S. Hoffman, H. McAuliffe, J. Pitura
Footscray: B. Quinlan (5), B. Round (4), G. Baker (2), D. Collins (2), C. Pagnoccolo (2), P. Welsh (2), G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, R. Jacks
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 23 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
13,354
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
17.16.118 - 20.15.135
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Margin | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
David Thorpe
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Craighead, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | 298 | 259 | 39 | 90 | 21 | 39 | 41 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 2 |
| 40 | Frei, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Jacks, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Pagnoccolo, Charles | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | 277 | 233 | 44 | 61 | 37 | 39 | 40 | |||