1974 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1974 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1974 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Peter Bedford captained the hosts. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), G. Brice, P. Brown, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, T. Franklin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, R. Grima, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, R. Quade, M. Robertson, N. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Clark, J. Clennett, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, N. McMullin, K. Moore, D. Murray, G. Osborne, M. Owens, P. Slade, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells

South Melbourne (13.16.94) defeated Melbourne (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: N. Stibbard (4), P. Bedford (2), G. Brice, N. Goss, R. Grima, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, I. Thomson
Melbourne: J. Tilbrook (6), G. Wells (2), G. Baker, S. Fitzsimmons, K. Moore

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 May 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 11,204

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 13.16.94 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 9 7 . 12 11 . 14 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Melbourne 4 . 3 8 . 5 9 . 6 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin SMLB by 6 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 20 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graeme John (South Melbourne), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Peter Bedford (South Melbourne), Stan Alves (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 2 2 19 12 7 5 ? 1 3
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 4 ? 4 3
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 ? 1 3
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 ? 2 2
14 Franklin, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 ? 2 2
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 0 ? 2 2
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 1 2 24 22 2 3 ? 3 2
24 Grima, Robert ? ? 1 3 13 13 0 3 ? 4 2
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 5 ? 3 3
47 Hodges, Russ ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 0 ? 0 0
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 2 21 15 6 1 ? 1 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 3 ? 4 3
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 ? 0 2
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 ? 1 2
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 0 3 25 21 4 4 ? 4 2
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 ? 2 1
25 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 4 0 20 15 5 3 ? 1 1
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 1 ? 1 5
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 ? 2 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 16 280 228 52 49 0+ 38 44

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 1 25 18 7 5 ? 3 5
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 4 ? 5 4
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 ? 2 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 2 22 15 7 6 ? 4 5
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 3 ? 1 1
5 Clennett, John ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 ? 0 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 ? 2 2
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 ? 2 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 3 ? 0 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 4 ? 2 1
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 ? 2 0
40 McMullin, Neil ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
39 Moore, Kevin ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 0 ? 2 1
29 Murray, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 ? 4 0
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 ? 1 1
34 Owens, Mal ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 ? 1 4
38 Slade, Peter ? ? 0 3 21 15 6 2 ? 3 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 ? 3 6
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 6 2 10 10 0 5 ? 1 4
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 1 19 18 1 2 ? 7 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 257 202 55 61 0+ 45 40

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s