1976 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1976 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 4 of the 1976 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
In the absence of Graham Moss, deputy vice-captain Barry Grinter captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, J. Blair, G. Brice, M. Browning, G. Dempster, C. Elliott, R. Gleeson, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, G. Lambert, G. Miller, D. Pagan, R. Quade, J. Rantall, M. Robertson, G. Teasdale, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Essendon
B. Grinter (capt.), R. Andrews, B. Berry, G. Blethyn, R. Close, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Foulds, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, I. Marsh, L. Moloney, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, B. Walsh, L. Watson, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
South Melbourne (22.11.143) defeated Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: N. Goss (4), S. Gull (4), G. Teasdale (3), P. Bedford (2), J. Blair (2), B. Goodingham (2), I. Thomson (2), M. Browning, G. Dempster, B. Woodman
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), A. Wilson (3), B. Berry (2), R. Close (2), S. Madden (2), B. Walsh (2), P. Hickmott, I. Marsh
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
17,310
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
22.11.143 - 16.13.109
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 7 | 22 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 11 | (143) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 41 | SMLB by 34 | SMLB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Barry Grinter
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Elliott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 11 | 263 | 213 | 50 | 84 | 20 | 43 | 43 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 35 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 253 | 218 | 35 | 75 | 10 | 43 | 43 | |||