1979 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1979 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, A. Dullard, J. Durnan, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, T. Martyn, P. Seaton, S. Smith, P. Thorne, R. Walters, G. Wells
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, W. Carroll, G. Dempster, N. Fields, J. Hummel, M. Kruse, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, I. Roberts, B. Round, L. Thompson, G. Williams, S. Wright, S. Zantuck
Melbourne (24.23.167) defeated South Melbourne (24.10.154).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Thorne (6), G. Healy (4), G. Wells (4), R. Biffin (2), C. Clayton (2), R. Flower (2), M. Byrne, G. Elliott, G. Gaunt, P. Seaton
South Melbourne: T. Morwood (8), L. Thompson (3), N. Fields (2), M. Kruse (2), P. Morrison (2), I. Roberts (2), W. Carroll, J. Hummel, P. Morwood, T. O'Neill, S. Zantuck
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,036
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
24.23.167 - 24.10.154
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 17 | 24 | . | 23 | 24 | . | 23 | (167) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 8 | 24 | . | 10 | 24 | . | 10 | (154) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | level | MELB by 3 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
P. Serong
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 23 | 335 | 231 | 104 | 83 | 36 | 27 | 28 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Carroll, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hummel, Jon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kruse, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Williams, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 10 | 301 | 203 | 98 | 75 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |||