1976 VFL Round 3: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1976 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1976 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, J. Gieschen, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, J. Blair, G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, C. Elliott, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, F. Jackson, D. McLeish, T. O'Neill, D. Pagan, R. Quade, J. Rantall, B. Round, G. Teasdale, I. Thomson
Footscray (20.14.134) defeated South Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (7), R. Murrie (4), R. Huppatz (2), R. Abbey, P. Featherby, G. Jennings, I. Low, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, T. Whitten
South Melbourne: S. Gull (3), P. Bedford (2), J. Blair (2), N. Goss (2), G. Teasdale (2), R. Dean, S. Hoffman, B. Round
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,580
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
20.14.134 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 14 | (134) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | SMLB by 3 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 39 | FOOT by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 14 | 309 | 241 | 68 | 80 | 30 | 51 | 43 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Elliott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 255 | 208 | 47 | 40 | 26 | 43 | 52 | |||