1973 VFL Round 4: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1973 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1973 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the hosts.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Barkley, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Linke, T. Mayne, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), K. Baskin, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Cook, G. Craighead, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, G. Miller, E. Moore, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, B. Woodman
Geelong (17.16.118) defeated South Melbourne (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Hampshire (3), K. Newland (3), D. Barkley (2), D. Clarke (2), I. Nankervis (2), W. Closter, K. Higgins, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett
South Melbourne: J. Pitura (4), N. Goss (2), S. Hoffman (2), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, H. McAuliffe, R. Quade
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
14,739
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.16.118 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 9 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Lyons
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Mayne, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | 322 | 254 | 68 | 84 | 25 | 59 | 58 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Craighead, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 4 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 269 | 233 | 36 | 78 | 17 | 58 | 59 | |||