1978 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1978 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1978 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
South Melbourne
G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, M. Smith, G. Teasdale, D. Young
Footscray
R. Abbey, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, J. Gieschen, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, I. Morrison, L. Perussich, S. Power, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
South Melbourne (15.15.105) defeated Footscray (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Gull (4), J. Murphy (3), G. Brice (2), B. Round (2), B. Evans, P. Morrison, M. Smith, G. Teasdale
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), R. Abbey (3), P. Welsh (2), I. Low, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,172
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.15.105 - 13.13.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 297 | 207 | 90 | 69 | 28 | 34 | 43 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Dinatale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 289 | 212 | 77 | 67 | 22 | 43 | 34 | |||