1976 VFL Round 14: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1976 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, G. Blethyn, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, N. Fields, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, P. McDonald, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, D. Scanlon, T. Tyler, B. Walsh
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), G. Brice, P. Brown, M. Browning, R. Dean, G. Dempster, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, D. Pagan, R. Quade, J. Rantall, M. Robertson, B. Round, G. Teasdale, B. Woodman
Essendon (13.15.93) defeated South Melbourne (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (5), M. Crow (2), B. Walsh (2), G. Burdett, R. Close, S. Madden, G. Moss
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (2), S. Hoffman (2), R. Quade (2), B. Round (2), G. Brice, B. Goodingham, S. Gull, B. Woodman
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,462
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.15.93 - 12.6.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 43 | McDonald, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 289 | 222 | 67 | 67 | 25 | 46 | 58 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | 230 | 178 | 52 | 48 | 23 | 59 | 46 | |||