1978 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1978 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1978 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Ricky Quade captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, S. Hoffman, F. Jackson, M. James, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, D. Young
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, R. Newton, S. Robins, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson
South Melbourne (13.19.97) were defeated by Essendon (17.18.120).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Teasdale (3), R. Dean (2), P. Morrison (2), B. Round (2), B. Evans, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, J. Murphy
Essendon: T. Watson (5), M. Crow (4), T. Daniher (2), P. Vander Haar (2), G. Burdett, S. Madden, K. Mansfield, S. Taubert
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
19,814
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
13.19.97 - 17.18.120
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 19 | 279 | 205 | 74 | 68 | 14 | 31 | 34 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | 272 | 216 | 56 | 70 | 33 | 34 | 31 | |||