1966 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1966 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1966 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. John Hayes captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Fitzroy
J. Hayes (capt.), M. Andrews, C. Bond, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Calverley, G. Carey, R. Cromarty, W. Eastman, K. Ellis, B. Hackwill, D. Hellings, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, J. Newnham, K. Oakley, P. O'Brien, P. Wood

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Batch, D. Bethke, J. Bray, I. Davison, A. Dunn, J. Heriot, B. Kingston, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, N. Orange, M. Papley, K. Pedrotti, K. Phillips, D. Priest, E. Reilly, A. Robertson, E. Sarich, F. Way

Fitzroy (8.5.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (3), R. Cromarty (2), G. Carey, B. Hackwill, P. Wood
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), D. Bethke (2), A. Dunn (2), B. Kingston, S. Magee, A. Robertson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 July 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 8.5.53 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 0 7 . 1 8 . 3 8 . 5 8 . 5 (53)
South Melbourne 4 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 13 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin SMLB by 4 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 2 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Captains: John Hayes (Fitzroy), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 2 6
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 0 0 2 2
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 4
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 5 16 3 4
12 Calverley, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 0 1
39 Carey, George ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 3 0 3 1
14 Cromarty, Russell ? ? 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
18 Ellis, Kingsley ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 Hackwill, Brendon ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 2 8 0 1
15 Hayes, John (c) ? ? 0 0 28 28 0 9 0 3 2
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 4 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 2 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 0 1 2 2
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 1
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 0 0 3 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 22 20 2 1 0 3 2
51 Oakley, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 1 2
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 9 1 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 2 0 5 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 5 229 199 30 32 36 36 34

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Batch, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 3 1 4 3
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 2
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
10 Dunn, Albie ? ? 2 2 18 15 3 0 0 2 2
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 0 1
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 2 5 1 4
8 Lucev, Ray ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 1 2 4 2
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 2 32 26 6 4 0 5 4
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 0 1 1
26 Orange, Noel ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 3
11 Papley, Max ? ? 0 2 20 14 6 2 0 5 2
47 Pedrotti, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 2 0 0 0
42 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
9 Priest, Doug ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 3
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 11 1 5
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 0 0 1 1
28 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 8 0 2 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 3 0 38 29 9 7 0 3 1
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 40 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 15 270 223 47 48 59 34 36

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s