1972 Games · 1972 Player Statistics

Melbourne 127 – 56 Sydney

← · 1972 · Round 4 · 22/04/1972 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 18594 · →

Melbourne 4.5.296.8.4413.12.9018.19.127
Sydney 3.2.206.5.416.6.428.8.56
Qrt margin ME by 9ME by 3ME by 48ME by 71
Qrt scores ME 29-20SY 21-15ME 46-1ME 37-14
Field umpires Peter Matheson (21)

Melbourne Match Statistics (127) — Coach: Ian Ridley

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
15 Stan Alves 25 3 5 30 4 2 5 1
19 Ray Biffin 17 7 5 22 4
14 Barry Bourke 14 3 1 15 1
35 Paul Callery 19 1 19 1 1 4 2
22 Ray Carr 1 1
17 Denis Clark 11 1 5 16 1 1 1 4
34 John Clennett 3 2 1 4 12 1 3
12 Mike Collins
6 Frank Davis 18 5 1 19 3 1
24 Ross Dillon 16 11 4 20 1 1 3 3
33 Gary Hardeman 11 4 15 1 5
8 Peter Keenan 8 4 2 10 1 24 1 5
50 Shane McSpeerin 22 9 1 23 2 1 1 4
21 Graham Molloy 11 2 4 15 1 2 2
26 Greg Parke 15 14 5 20 3 3 2
23 Peter Sinclair 18 5 8 26 4 2 2 7
4 Tony Sullivan 9 3 1 10 1 3
16 John Townsend 14 9 11 25 1 3 1 3
1 Max Walker 16 8 1 17 4 5 1
11 Greg Wells 17 9 7 24 1 2 3 2
Totals 26596663311817413948
Opposition 205552823386214839

Sydney Match Statistics (56) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
11 Peter Bedford 14 5 3 17 1 5 4
24 Bob Bell 5 2 5 2 2 1
7 Gary Brice 2 1 2
32 Peter Brown 16 7 4 20 9 7 2
17 Russell Cook 11 6 11 10 1 2
27 Reg Gleeson 6 2 8 3 1
12 Norm Goss 12 4 2 14 2 1 3 1
1 Jim Haines 17 4 1 18 1
2 Robert Hay 4 1 1 5 3 2
26 Steve Hoffman 7 1 8 2 1
25 Haydn McAuliffe 13 3 1 14 4 2
29 David McLeish 15 4 15 2 2 5
13 Neville Miller 4 1 5 1 1
8 Lance Morton 4 2 1 5 2 2 1
3 Stephen Officer 8 2 3 11 1 2
21 John Pitura 10 2 2 12 1 1 2 5
16 Ricky Quade 15 2 1 16 1 2 4
5 John Rantall 10 1 1 11 5 2
10 Wayne Walsh 20 5 3 23 1 4 1
9 Jim Wilkinson 12 4 1 13 2
Totals 205552823386214839
Opposition 26596663311817413948

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
15 Stan Alves 25y 336d 128 (43-0-85 33.59%) 63 (0.49) ← ←
19 Ray Biffin 22y 352d 41 (17-1-23 42.68%) 12 (0.29) ← ←
14 Barry Bourke 28y 221d 136 (61-1-74 45.22%) 154 (1.13) ← ←
35 Paul Callery 22y 4d 36 (15-1-20 43.06%) 54 (1.50) ← ←
22 Ray Carr 23y 142d 25 (10-0-15 40.00%) 55 (2.20) ← ← final game
17 Denis Clark 22y 0d 58 (20-1-37 35.34%) 38 (0.66) ← ←
34 John Clennett 22y 88d 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 1 (0.33) ← ←
12 Mike Collins 18y 353d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
6 Frank Davis 27y 241d 133 (52-1-80 39.47%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
24 Ross Dillon 24y 134d 78 (20-0-58 25.64%) 130 (1.67) ← ←
33 Gary Hardeman 22y 56d 90 (32-1-57 36.11%) 38 (0.42) ← ←
8 Peter Keenan 21y 15d 40 (16-1-23 41.25%) 32 (0.80) ← ←
50 Shane McSpeerin 19y 261d 7 (3-1-3 50.00%) 5 (0.71) ← ←
21 Graham Molloy 24y 301d 41 (15-1-25 37.80%) 25 (0.61) ← ←
26 Greg Parke 24y 4d 81 (28-1-52 35.19%) 88 (1.09) ← ←
23 Peter Sinclair 24y 339d 30 (12-0-18 40.00%) 14 (0.47) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 23y 95d 72 (23-1-48 32.64%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
16 John Townsend 28y 311d 145 (71-1-73 49.31%) 178 (1.23) ← ←
1 Max Walker 23y 223d 77 (22-1-54 29.22%) 22 (0.29) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 21y 321d 45 (15-1-29 34.44%) 45 (1.00) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 226d 1270 (479-14-777 38.27%) 957 (0.75)
C Ian Ridley 38y 67d 26 (12-1-13 48.08%) ←

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
11 Peter Bedford 25y 11d 83 (30-1-52 36.75%) 149 (1.80) ← ←
24 Bob Bell 18y 305d 3 (0-0-3 0.00%) ← ←
7 Gary Brice 23y 198d 48 (18-0-30 37.50%) 34 (0.71) ← ←
32 Peter Brown 19y 257d 12 (2-0-10 16.67%) ← ←
17 Russell Cook 24y 212d 96 (32-2-62 34.38%) 38 (0.40) ← ←
27 Reg Gleeson 21y 357d 44 (14-0-30 31.82%) 2 (0.05) ← ←
12 Norm Goss 21y 50d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 6 (1.50) ← ←
1 Jim Haines 26y 124d 13 (3-0-10 23.08%) ← ←
2 Robert Hay 17y 214d 8 (0-0-8 0.00%) ← ←
26 Steve Hoffman 20y 214d 41 (14-0-27 34.15%) 68 (1.66) ← ←
25 Haydn McAuliffe 25y 343d 91 (32-1-58 35.71%) 98 (1.08) ← ←
29 David McLeish 22y 61d 54 (22-0-32 40.74%) 7 (0.13) ← ←
13 Neville Miller 20y 206d 22 (9-0-13 40.91%) 19 (0.86) ← ←
8 Lance Morton 24y 8d 38 (19-0-19 50.00%) 33 (0.87) 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 7 (3.50)
3 Stephen Officer 22y 248d 9 (2-0-7 22.22%) 2 (0.22) ← ←
21 John Pitura 21y 214d 56 (21-0-35 37.50%) 23 (0.41) ← ←
16 Ricky Quade 21y 240d 23 (4-0-19 17.39%) 23 (1.00) ← ←
5 John Rantall 28y 135d 156 (51-1-104 33.01%) 8 (0.05) ← ←
10 Wayne Walsh 25y 351d 63 (22-0-41 34.92%) 5 (0.08) 57 (19-0-38 33.33%) 5 (0.09)
9 Jim Wilkinson 20y 140d 9 (1-0-8 11.11%) 1 (0.11) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 231d 873 (297-5-571 34.31%) 516 (0.59)
C Norm Smith 57y 153d 434 (252-7-175 58.87%) 69 (25-0-44 36.23%)

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.