1975 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1975 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1975 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at VFL Park. 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.), B. Beecroft, M. Browning, R. Coelli, R. Cook, T. Franklin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, B. Roberts, M. Robertson, S. Russ, G. Scott, M. Stilo, G. Teasdale, B. Woodman

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, D. Campbell, D. Clark, H. Coles, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, P. Keays, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, R. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, T. Wilkins

South Melbourne (11.9.75) were defeated by Melbourne (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Teasdale (3), P. Bedford (2), M. Browning (2), T. Franklin, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, G. Scott
Melbourne: H. Coles (3), S. Fitzsimmons (2), R. Flower (2), S. Alves, D. Campbell, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, S. Smith, G. Wells

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 11,427

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.9.75 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 6 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 5 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Melbourne 3 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 11 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin SMLB by 16 MELB by 7 MELB by 24 MELB by 16 MELB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Quinn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 5 0 1 4
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 6 1 3 1
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 2 0 1 4
15 Coelli, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 0 3
14 Franklin, Tony ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 2 0 2 3
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 2
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 5 0 1 2
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 4 0 2 2
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 4 0 5 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 2 1
25 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 15 28 2 1
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 2
48 Russ, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 1 0
39 Scott, Garry ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 5 0 3 2
42 Stilo, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 2 3
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 3 4 13 11 2 6 0 3 0
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 1 23 15 8 5 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 9 277 216 61 78 29 31 38

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 1 1 26 17 9 6 0 1 1
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 1 3 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 2 1
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 1 0 14 6 8 3 0 4 2
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 1 0
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 3 3 22 17 5 2 0 3 6
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 3 1 1 4
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 2 0 13 12 1 2 0 0 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 1 0
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 5 0 4 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 3 0 4 1
20 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 2 0
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 10 1 2
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 2 0
43 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 3 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 0 4 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 6 0 1 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 0 25 20 5 5 0 2 2
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 3 0 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 13 276 215 61 63 16 38 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