1977 VFL Round 13: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1977 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1977 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill. Ken Fletcher captained the hosts. Ricky Quade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), B. Berry, C. Boyd, N. Clarke, R. Close, M. Crow, P. Early, G. Foulds, K. Mansfield, R. Muir, M. Neagle, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, L. Watson, T. Watson, A. Wilson, G. Young

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), J. Blair, P. Carter, T. Daniher, G. Dempster, W. Evans, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, C. Hounsell, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, M. Robertson, B. Round, B. Woodman, D. Young, S. Zantuck

Essendon (9.9.63) defeated South Melbourne (6.15.51).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Crow (3), T. Watson (3), K. Mansfield (2), K. Roberts
South Melbourne: B. Woodman (3), W. Evans, S. Gull, S. Zantuck

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 June 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 16,308

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.9.63 - 6.15.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 6 . 6 8 . 7 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
South Melbourne 1 . 5 3 . 8 6 . 12 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Margin ESSE by 11 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Essendon), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ken Fletcher (Essendon), Ricky Quade (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
35 Berry, Bill ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 20 4 5
17 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 4 4
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 0 0 4 5
19 Close, Robin ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 3 4
31 Crow, Max ? ? 3 4 14 12 2 4 7 4 3
25 Early, Phillip ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 4 0
21 Fletcher, Ken (c) ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 5 4
38 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 3 0 3 2
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 2 0 27 19 8 2 0 10 2
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 2 0
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 4
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 1 0 23 20 3 4 0 4 10
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 2 0 6 5
36 Scanlon, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 3 3
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 2 1 1 3
12 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 0 0 1 4
22 Watson, Larry ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 1 0 6 4
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 3 0 9 7 2 0 0 3 3
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
29 Young, Gary ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 9 262 211 51 35 28 67 65

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Blair, John ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 3 0 1 2
22 Carter, Peter ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 2
2 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 3 3
15 Evans, Wayne ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 1 0 3 2
28 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 19 6 5
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 0 1 29 28 1 2 0 8 4
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 2 2 1 2
27 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 0 2 17 11 6 1 0 4 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 1 23 14 9 5 0 7 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 6 0 3 4
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 4 1
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 4 3
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 0 1 27 19 8 2 0 3 3
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 3 4
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 6
25 Round, Barry ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 6 8 1 6
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 3 1 23 14 9 5 0 3 7
14 Young, David ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 2 0 2 3
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 3 0 5 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 15 309 219 90 53 30 65 67

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