1976 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1976 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1976 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Peter Bedford captained the hosts. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), J. Blair, G. Brice, P. Brown, M. Browning, R. Dean, C. Elliott, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, T. O'Neill, D. Pagan, R. Quade, J. Rantall, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Johnston, P. Keays, R. Smith, S. Smith, G. Wells

South Melbourne (16.12.108) were defeated by Melbourne (21.10.136).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Brown (3), T. O'Neill (3), G. Brice (2), I. Thomson (2), B. Woodman (2), J. Blair, R. Dean, G. Lambert, R. Quade
Melbourne: G. Baker (4), R. Brewer (4), A. Davis (4), S. Smith (3), H. Coles (2), R. Flower (2), S. Grambeau, G. Wells

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 14,620

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 16.12.108 - 21.10.136

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 1 6 . 6 14 . 8 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Melbourne 6 . 4 11 . 5 15 . 7 21 . 10 21 . 10 (136)
Margin MELB by 21 MELB by 29 MELB by 5 MELB by 28 MELB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Stewart (South Melbourne), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Peter Bedford (South Melbourne), Stan Alves (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, B. Hedger

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 0 3 18 14 4 3 0 3 2
24 Blair, John ? ? 1 2 13 9 4 5 0 2 3
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 2 1 22 17 5 0 1 6 4
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 3 1 8 6 2 4 0 2 3
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 2 2
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 1 2 18 17 1 5 0 7 4
36 Elliott, Chris ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
28 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 31 2 7
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 0 0 5 2
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 5 2 2
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 1 3 4
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 4 0 5 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 2 0 1 1
1 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 3 0 11 8 3 2 1 3 3
6 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 3
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 1 1 1 3
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 1
9 Thomson, Ian ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 2 1 2 4
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 2 1 17 11 6 1 0 4 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 12 261 203 58 42 41 53 52

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 2 0 0 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 4 0 12 8 4 3 13 5 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 1 2
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 4 1 16 12 4 8 0 0 1
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 0 1 3
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 4 7
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 1 0 5 0
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 4 1 23 16 7 4 0 8 4
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 6 0 0 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 1 0 2 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 2 3 22 13 9 4 0 0 4
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 4 0 7 3
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 3 0 3 5
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 0 3 3 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 0 1 4 6
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
7 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 1 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 3 1 16 14 2 6 8 4 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 1 0 4 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 10 288 205 83 54 25 52 53

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