1979 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1979 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 18 of the 1979 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Ricky Quade captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), D. Ackerly, G. Brice, R. Dean, N. Fields, M. Fraser, M. James, D. Koop, R. Lamb, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, J. Rantall, I. Roberts, B. Round, M. Smith, L. Thompson, M. Wright, S. Wright
Footscray
G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, R. McGhie, M. McKenna, I. Morrison, G. Polson, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Tantsis, K. Templeton, T. Whitten, B. Wilson
South Melbourne (31.9.195) defeated Footscray (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Morrison (4), P. Morwood (4), T. Morwood (4), B. Round (4), N. Fields (3), R. Quade (3), M. Smith (3), R. Lamb (2), L. Thompson (2), R. Dean, I. Roberts
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), I. Dunstan (2), R. Groenewegen (2), I. Hampshire (2), J. Edmond, I. Morrison, B. Reid, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
9,815
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
31.9.195 - 15.16.106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 8 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 7 | 22 | . | 9 | 31 | . | 9 | 31 | . | 9 | (195) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 40 | SMLB by 56 | SMLB by 89 | SMLB by 89 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 44 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Murphy, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 31 | 9 | 315 | 219 | 96 | 93 | 38 | 36 | 38 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Polson, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Tantsis, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | 283 | 206 | 77 | 63 | 22 | 38 | 36 | |||