1977 VFL Round 20: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1977 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 20 of the 1977 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Gary Dempsey captained the hosts. Ricky Quade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), D. Collins, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, J. Gieschen, R. Huppatz, M. Johnson, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Reid, J. Reid, L. Sandilands, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, T. Daniher, R. Dean, G. Dempster, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, D. Young, S. Zantuck

Footscray (9.19.73) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Huppatz (2), I. Morrison (2), T. Whitten (2), G. Dempsey, J. Edmond, W. Foreman
South Melbourne: G. Dempster (5), R. Dean (2), S. Hoffman (2), G. Brice, M. Browning, T. Daniher, B. Round, G. Teasdale

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 August 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 18,514

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.19.73 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 3 5 . 6 8 . 14 9 . 19 9 . 19 (73)
South Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 9 9 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin FOOT by 12 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 23 SMLB by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Footscray), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Gary Dempsey (Footscray), Ricky Quade (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 5 1
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 1 1 20 17 3 9 23 6 1
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 24 22 2 5 0 3 2
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 1 2 14 11 3 5 0 2 6
42 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 6 0 2 1
27 Gieschen, Jeff ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 0
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 2 4 29 24 5 5 0 6 2
41 Johnson, Matt ? ? 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 1
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 2 0 3 0
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 2 1 5 4 1 4 0 0 0
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 3 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 0 3 2
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 2 8 6 2 2 3 2 0
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 2 1 2
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 3
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 6
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 3 0 1 2
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 4 20 19 1 6 1 2 4
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 2
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 2 1 21 17 4 3 0 5 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 19 281 210 71 72 29 48 39

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 2 0 3 2
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 2 0 3 2
2 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 3 0 4 3
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 7 0 3 4
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 5 0 6 6 0 3 0 0 1
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 0 1 18 17 1 0 0 5 4
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 2 1 13 9 4 1 0 1 2
27 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 1 1 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 0
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 2 2
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 7 0 1 1
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 1 4 1
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 4 0 1 4
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 2
25 Round, Barry ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 9 2 1 3
8 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 2 1
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 18 16 2 6 8 3 7
14 Young, David ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 1 2
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 5 0 2 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 12 276 201 75 63 12 39 48

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