Match Recap
South Melbourne
12.12 (84)
vs
Essendon
13.9 (87)
Essendon won by 3
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3.1 (19) | 6.5 (41) | 9.8 (62) | 12.12 (84) | 12.12 (84) |
| Essendon | 6.3 (39) | 6.6 (42) | 11.7 (73) | 13.9 (87) | 13.9 (87) |
South Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 Ray Ball | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Peter Bedford | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Gary Brice | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Russell Cook | 13 | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Bruce Davis | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Robert Doyle | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Reg Gleeson | 21 | — | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Norm Goss | 21 | 3 | 24 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Steve Hoffman | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 George Lakes | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Shane McKew | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 Neville Miller | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Eric Moore | 16 | — | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 John Murphy | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Stephen Officer | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 John Pitura | 14 | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Jim Prentice | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Ricky Quade | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 John Rantall | 21 | — | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Garry Robertson | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Geoff Blethyn | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Robin Close | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Peter Daniel | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barry Davis | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Neville Fields | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 17 | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Darryl Gerlach | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Barry Grinter | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #44 Len Halley | 19 | 5 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Don McKenzie | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Laurie Moloney | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Gary Parkes | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Charlie Payne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Greg Perry | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Ken Roberts | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Graeme Schultz | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Des Tuddenham | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Andrew Wilson | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |