1976 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1976 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1976 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at VFL Park. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Peter Bedford captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, C. McKellar, P. O'Keefe, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, B. Tippett, G. Wells, C. Woodman

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), S. Anderson, J. Blair, G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, G. Dempster, B. Goodingham, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, R. Quade, J. Rantall, M. Robertson, B. Round, G. Teasdale, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

Melbourne (11.13.79) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Biffin (4), G. Wells (3), R. Brewer, A. Davis, R. Flower, S. Smith
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (4), J. Blair (2), R. Dean (2), C. Hounsell (2), B. Goodingham, B. Round, G. Teasdale, B. Woodman

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 17,580

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 11.13.79 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 8 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
South Melbourne 4 . 2 7 . 3 10 . 3 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin SMLB by 3 MELB by 12 MELB by 15 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 8 0 2 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 4 2 15 13 2 9 0 0 3
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 3 0 2 2
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 1
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 0 1 25 15 10 3 0 4 2
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 3 0 3 4
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 2 24 15 9 8 0 0 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 1 25 20 5 4 0 4 0
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 7 0 4 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 7 0 2 4
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 2 0
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 3 7 5 0
38 O'Keefe, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 0 2 6
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 2 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 6 5 5 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 2 0
3 Tippett, Barry ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 3 0 29 26 3 10 0 5 1
41 Woodman, Chris ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 13 299 226 73 87 12 46 31

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
28 Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 5 3
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 4 1 17 13 4 0 0 0 2
24 Blair, John ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 5 0 0 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 1 26 24 2 3 0 5 3
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 4
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 2 0 18 16 2 6 0 4 1
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 7 0 0 3
28 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 1 2 8 5 3 2 5 3 1
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 0 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 3 1 1 2
37 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 2 0 21 18 3 2 0 3 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 0 3
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 1
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 1 0 2 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 0 3
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 2 2
25 Round, Barry ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 4 11 0 3
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 1 0 2 4
9 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 2
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 3 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 9 275 218 57 63 17 31 46

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