1977 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1977 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Greg Wells captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, B. Denny, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, P. Keays, M. Lyons, C. McKellar, A. Moir, T. Sullivan, C. Woodman

South Melbourne
J. Blair, G. Brice, M. Browning, P. Carter, T. Daniher, R. Dean, W. Evans, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, F. Jackson, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, G. Teasdale, B. Woodman, S. Zantuck

Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by South Melbourne (21.15.141).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Graham (2), R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, L. Fowler, P. Johnston, M. Lyons, C. McKellar, C. Woodman
South Melbourne: G. Teasdale (8), J. Blair (4), W. Evans (2), N. Goss (2), G. Brice, T. Daniher, R. Dean, R. Hodges, B. Woodman

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,108

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 21.15.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 8 8 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
South Melbourne 6 . 1 11 . 2 15 . 9 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Margin SMLB by 10 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 42 SMLB by 69 SMLB by 69
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Greg Wells (Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry, D. Levens

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 4 2 3 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 2
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 6 0 2 2
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 7 0 1 3
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 2 17 16 1 4 0 5 2
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 2 21 17 4 2 0 5 3
7 Denny, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 1 1 23 21 2 8 0 2 1
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 2 1
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 2 2 6 6 0 2 0 1 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 2
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 5 0 0 1
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 3 4
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 0 2 0
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 6 14 3 0
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 1 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 0 5 1
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 0 4 5
41 Woodman, Chris ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 2 5 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 12 242 197 45 61 21 42 34

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Blair, John ? ? 4 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 5
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 2 0 1 2
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 1 0 1 2
22 Carter, Peter ? ? 0 3 8 6 2 2 0 2 0
2 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 3 2 0 3
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 4 0 4 2
15 Evans, Wayne ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 1 0 0 2
28 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 2 11 4 0
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 2 0 28 26 2 1 0 4 3
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 6 2 0 2
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 5 0 2 4
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 28 12 16 3 0 4 4
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 2
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 1 0 0 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 2 1
25 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 6 14 2 4
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 8 3 18 15 3 10 0 1 0
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 0 0 2 3
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 27 12 15 0 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 15 301 202 99 54 29 35 42

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