1974 VFL Round 20: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1974 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 20 of the 1974 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Sam Newman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, B. Bell, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, R. Doyle, T. Franklin, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, J. Pitura, R. Quade, M. Robertson, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Barkley, R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Browne, D. Clarke, L. Crawford, G. Davidson, H. Davis, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, P. Sarah, D. Scale, J. Scarlett, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough
South Melbourne (13.7.85) were defeated by Geelong (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: N. Goss (4), P. Bedford (3), J. Pitura (2), S. Gull, R. Hodges, D. McLeish, I. Thomson
Geelong: G. Davidson (4), D. Barkley (2), P. Sarah (2), R. Blake, L. Crawford, S. Newman, M. Woolnough
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,176
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
13.7.85 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Sam Newman
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bell, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Franklin, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | ? | 3 | 8 |
| 47 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | 300 | 226 | 74 | 77 | 0+ | 45 | 48 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Browne, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ? | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | ? | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | Scale, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Whatman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 287 | 216 | 71 | 59 | 0+ | 48 | 45 | |||