1974 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1974 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1974 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Peter Bedford captained the hosts. Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, B. Beecroft, A. Beus, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, M. Norris, R. Quade, M. Robertson, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Austin, G. Casey, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, M. McMillan, G. Merrington, G. Parke, I. Rasmussen, I. Robertson, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler

South Melbourne (19.27.141) defeated Footscray (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Hoffman (4), P. Bedford (3), B. Beecroft (3), N. Goss (3), G. Brice (2), R. Quade (2), R. Hodges, M. Norris
Footscray: G. Parke (5), L. Sandilands (3), R. Huppatz (2), G. Gingell, I. Rasmussen

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 6 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,819

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 19.27.141 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 6 6 . 15 12 . 23 19 . 27 19 . 27 (141)
Footscray 6 . 4 7 . 9 8 . 13 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin FOOT by 22 level SMLB by 34 SMLB by 50 SMLB by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graeme John (South Melbourne), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: Peter Bedford (South Melbourne), Laurie Sandilands (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Aanensen, Vic ? ? 0 1 12 2 10 2 ? 1 3
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 3 5 26 19 7 4 ? 3 0
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 3 1 9 9 0 6 ? 0 1
36 Beus, Alf ? ? 0 2 4 2 2 2 ? 1 1
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 2 1 21 17 4 7 ? 4 3
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 ? 1 0
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 11 ? 0 1
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 3 5 29 24 5 3 ? 2 1
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 5 ? 1 2
47 Hodges, Russ ? ? 1 2 15 10 5 3 ? 4 5
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 4 0 21 16 5 3 ? 1 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 1 ? 4 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 5 ? 1 2
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 ? 3 1
6 Norris, Michael ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 1 ? 0 0
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 2 3 27 19 8 5 ? 2 1
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 7 ? 0 1
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 5 28 18 10 12 ? 2 2
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 2 ? 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 27 331 233 98 89 0+ 31 29

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 6 ? 2 2
6 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 ? 0 0
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 ? 3 0
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 ? 0 4
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 11 ? 3 1
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 1 ? 0 0
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 2 8 7 1 3 ? 0 2
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 1 0 21 21 0 4 ? 1 3
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 2 3 24 23 1 3 ? 2 1
14 McMillan, Marty ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 ? 1 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 ? 2 0
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 5 2 14 12 2 6 ? 3 1
11 Rasmussen, Ivan ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 2 ? 0 0
24 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 7 ? 2 2
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 6 ? 0 4
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 ? 3 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 3 3 10 10 0 4 ? 0 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 1 ? 2 3
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 6 ? 3 5
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 ? 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 19 267 217 50 73 0+ 28 31

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