1973 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1973 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1973 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, F. Davis, W. Delmenico, P. Dilnot, C. Ditterich, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, S. McSpeerin, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, K. Baskin, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, B. Davis, R. Doyle, W. Ewin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, E. Moore, J. Murphy, M. Norris, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Melbourne (17.10.112) defeated South Melbourne (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Biffin (4), S. Alves (2), P. Callery (2), P. Keenan (2), S. McSpeerin (2), G. Molloy (2), G. Parke (2), G. Wells
South Melbourne: N. Goss (2), E. Moore (2), V. Aanensen, P. Bedford, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, W. Ewin, H. McAuliffe, J. Pitura, J. Prentice
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,075
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.10.112 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Dilnot, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | McSpeerin, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | 267 | 227 | 40 | 80 | 35 | 44 | 50 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Ewin, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Norris, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 42 | Stibbard, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | 252 | 210 | 42 | 47 | 20 | 50 | 44 | |||