1973 VFL Round 15: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1973 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1973 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
David Thorpe captained the hosts.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Baker, C. Boyd, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, S. Magee, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, R. Rose, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, C. Vesty, P. Welsh
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, R. Cook, G. Dempster, 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
Footscray (12.7.79) were defeated by South Melbourne (20.21.141).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Gallagher (3), B. Quinlan (2), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Morrison, C. Pagnoccolo, I. Salmon, D. Thorpe
South Melbourne: S. Gull (5), P. Bedford (3), G. Lambert (2), J. Prentice (2), R. Quade (2), V. Aanensen, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Doyle, H. McAuliffe, J. Pitura
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,115
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
12.7.79 - 20.21.141
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 21 | 20 | . | 21 | (141) |
| Margin | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 6 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 62 | SMLB by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Footscray),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
David Thorpe
(Footscray),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Hedger
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Pagnoccolo, Charles | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Rose, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Vesty, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | 272 | 229 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 30 | 33 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 21 | 356 | 264 | 92 | 87 | 22 | 33 | 30 | |||