1973 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1973 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1973 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at VFL Park.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
North Melbourne
P. Baker, A. Briedis, M. Dawson, D. Dench, V. Doolan, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, M. Nolan, B. Nunn, R. Peterson, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, K. Baskin, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Prentice, R. Quade, N. Stibbard, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
North Melbourne (18.16.124) defeated South Melbourne (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (5), D. Farrant (4), M. Dawson (2), P. Baker, A. Briedis, V. Doolan, R. Henshaw, B. Nunn, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
South Melbourne: K. Baskin (4), P. Bedford (3), V. Aanensen, B. Davis, R. Doyle, S. Hoffman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
10,058
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
18.16.124 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | SMLB by 10 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 46 | NMLB by 44 | NMLB by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | 321 | 238 | 83 | 81 | 28 | 39 | 41 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Stibbard, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 276 | 225 | 51 | 74 | 38 | 41 | 39 | |||