1973 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1973 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1973 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.
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, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, N. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Cumming, F. Davis, C. Ditterich, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, S. McSpeerin, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Sullivan, G. Swan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson
South Melbourne (12.14.86) defeated Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (5), R. Doyle, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade
Melbourne: J. Tilbrook (3), G. Wells (3), P. Callery (2), S. Alves, G. Osborne, P. Williamson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
15,292
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
12.14.86 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Hedger
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 296 | 226 | 70 | 88 | 12 | 41 | 30 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Cumming, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | McSpeerin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | Swan, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 271 | 227 | 44 | 91 | 24 | 30 | 41 | |||