1974 VFL Round 4: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1974 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1974 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, S. Magee, G. Merrington, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Doyle, T. Franklin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, M. Norris, J. Prentice, R. Quade, M. Robertson, I. Thomson, G. Wilson, B. Woodman
Footscray (15.6.96) defeated South Melbourne (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Welsh (4), I. Rasmussen (3), R. Huppatz (2), I. Dunstan, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, G. Jennings, B. Quinlan, L. Sandilands
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (2), S. Gull (2), N. Goss, R. Quade, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,491
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.6.96 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | (96) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Footscray),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 3 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 37 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 6 | 324 | 268 | 56 | 83 | 0+ | 44 | 44 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Franklin, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 11 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Norris, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Wilson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | 365 | 268 | 97 | 74 | 0+ | 44 | 44 | |||