1978 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1978 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 21 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, H. Coles, G. Cooke, B. Denny, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, K. Roberts, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate, C. Woodman
South Melbourne
G. Brice, M. Browning, B. Evans, G. Fox, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Melbourne (15.16.106) defeated South Melbourne (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Coles (3), R. Biffin (2), T. Flower (2), B. Norsworthy (2), K. Roberts (2), R. Flower, A. Moir, G. Wells, C. Woodman
South Melbourne: J. Murphy (5), S. Gull (2), G. Teasdale (2), S. Hoffman, T. Morwood
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,488
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.16.106 - 11.19.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | MELB by 1 | SMLB by 1 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
J. Moss
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Cooke, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | 338 | 230 | 108 | 78 | 27 | 38 | 39 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Fox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | 305 | 212 | 93 | 79 | 22 | 39 | 38 | |||