1981 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1981 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1981 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Barry Round captained the hosts.
Geoff Jennings captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.
South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, R. Carter, G. Cowton, A. Daniher, B. Evans, S. Foschini, K. Goss, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, M. Kruse, T. Morwood, P. Plumb, D. Rhys-Jones, J. Roberts, B. Scott, G. Smith, K. Taylor, S. Wright
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), B. Berry, J. Berry, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, S. Davidson, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, A. Ford, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, M. Komp, A. McConnell, M. McKenna, B. Perrin, B. Reid, T. Wheeler
South Melbourne (18.22.130) defeated Footscray (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Roberts (4), B. Round (4), G. Smith (2), B. Evans, S. Foschini, K. Goss, F. Jackson, M. James, M. Kruse, K. Taylor, S. Wright
Footscray: I. Dunstan (3), A. Ford (2), S. Davidson, D. Hawkins, M. Komp, B. Perrin
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 April 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,545
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
18.22.130 - 9.14.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 22 | 18 | . | 22 | (130) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 36 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 62 | SMLB by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne),
Royce Hart
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barry Round
(South Melbourne),
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 46 | Foschini, Silvio | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Goss, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kruse, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Plumb, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Roberts, John | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | Scott, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Taylor, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 22 | 314 | 208 | 106 | 62 | 23 | 40 | 46 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Berry, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Davidson, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 54 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Komp, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Perrin, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | 293 | 186 | 107 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 40 | |||