1978 VFL Round 6: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1978 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1978 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at VFL Park.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Johnson, I. Low, I. Morrison, L. Perussich, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, A. Tantsis, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten, B. Wilson
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, M. Smith, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, D. Young
Footscray (16.9.105) were defeated by South Melbourne (18.15.123).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), I. Hampshire (3), M. Johnson (2), I. Low (2), I. Morrison (2), I. Dunstan, G. Jennings, T. Whitten
South Melbourne: J. Murphy (6), C. Hounsell (4), M. Browning (2), D. Young (2), B. Evans, S. Hoffman, P. Morrison, G. Teasdale
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
19,263
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
16.9.105 - 18.15.123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 15 | level | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Johnson, Matt | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Tantsis, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 312 | 231 | 81 | 67 | 30 | 44 | 45 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 40 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 297 | 203 | 94 | 74 | 16 | 45 | 44 | |||