1973 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1973 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 14 of the 1973 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, R. Cook, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, I. Lewtas, T. Mayne, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens
South Melbourne (18.15.123) defeated Geelong (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Prentice (5), P. Bedford (3), G. Brice (2), S. Gull (2), S. Hoffman (2), J. Pitura (2), V. Aanensen, G. Lambert
Geelong: K. Newland (4), T. Mayne (2), I. Nankervis (2), D. Clarke, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
9,681
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
18.15.123 - 12.6.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 32 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 45 | SMLB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 329 | 240 | 89 | 88 | 11 | 40 | 41 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Lewtas, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Mayne, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | 284 | 240 | 44 | 80 | 21 | 41 | 40 | |||