1967 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1967 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1967 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), S. Bennett, D. Bethke, R. Cook, I. Davison, J. Greenwood, T. Haenen, R. Hando, G. John, P. Kennelly, S. Magee, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, M. Mulligan, M. Papley, C. Pasquill, K. Phillips, E. Sarich, T. Somerville, J. Sudholz

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Benison, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Cobain, R. Cromarty, G. Ebbels, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, D. Peoples, C. Rheinberger, A. Ruscuklic, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

South Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated Fitzroy (10.5.65).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Sudholz (5), M. Papley (3), S. Magee (2), H. McAuliffe (2), M. Mulligan (2), B. Skilton
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (3), A. Ruscuklic (3), G. Ebbels, C. Hobbs, J. Murphy, D. Wall

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 22 April 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 11,620

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.13.103 - 10.5.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 7 10 . 9 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Fitzroy 0 . 2 3 . 2 7 . 3 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Margin SMLB by 19 SMLB by 23 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 38 SMLB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Miller (South Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales
Goal Umpire: C. Cole

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 16 3 4
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 7 0 3 1
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 16 1 1
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 1 0 2 2
45 Greenwood, Jack ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 3 1
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 0 3
30 Hando, Robert ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 3 16 14 2 10 4 4 5
28 Kennelly, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 2
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 2 2 20 17 3 2 0 4 0
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 0 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 2 0 16 16 0 2 0 2 1
41 Mulligan, Mick ? ? 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
11 Papley, Max ? ? 3 0 20 14 6 5 0 2 2
47 Pasquill, Clive ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 3 3
3 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 4 0 0 2
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 2 0 2 3
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 2 0 2 2
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 5 1 10 10 0 6 10 3 4
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 13 237 205 32 62 46 34 37

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 3 1
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 3 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 6 28 4 4
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 1
14 Cromarty, Russell ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
19 Ebbels, Gary ? ? 1 0 11 11 0 4 0 1 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 1 0 25 17 8 4 0 5 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 3 2 14 11 3 3 0 2 3
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 1 0 15 15 0 2 0 2 3
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 1 3 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 1 2
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 8 0 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 7 1 2 5
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 3 3
24 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 3 2 7 7 0 4 0 2 2
33 Wall, David ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 5 0 1 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 4 0 1 0
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 2 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 5 239 199 40 58 40 37 34

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