1974 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 1974 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1974 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Barry Goodingham as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, R. Grima, S. Gull, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, J. Prentice, M. Robertson, N. Stibbard, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, G. Wilson, B. Woodman
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), B. Goodingham (vice-capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, R. Muir, J. Perry, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade
South Melbourne (15.10.100) defeated North Melbourne (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Grima (5), P. Bedford (3), N. Goss (2), G. Wilson (2), V. Aanensen, R. Doyle, J. Prentice
North Melbourne: W. Schimmelbusch (3), D. Wade (3), B. Cable (2), G. Cowton, R. Peterson, P. Ryan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
9,997
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.10.100 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | level | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 20 | SMLB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 11 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Grima, Robert | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 7 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stibbard, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Wilson, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 319 | 242 | 77 | 87 | 0+ | 39 | 37 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | ? | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 272 | 204 | 68 | 60 | 0+ | 37 | 39 | |||