1967 VFL Round 3: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1967 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1967 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, G. Cook, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, N. Fincher, K. Greenwood, J. Jillard, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, R. O'Connor, D. Patterson, D. Prior, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, R. Spargo, K. Stevens

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

Footscray (6.5.41) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (2), D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, D. Patterson, D. Prior
South Melbourne: G. John (4), M. Mulligan (3), I. Davison, J. Heriot, S. Magee, B. Skilton

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 April 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 18,283

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 6.5.41 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 1 3 . 1 4 . 2 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
South Melbourne 1 . 5 2 . 9 8 . 13 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin FOOT by 2 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 35 SMLB by 38 SMLB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Allan Miller (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 1 29 22 7 1 0 4 4
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 1 1
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 0 0 2 3
10 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 1 0 1 0
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 2 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 5 1 4
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 2 1
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 3 2 2
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 4 0 6 3
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 3 1
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 3 0
23 O'Connor, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 2
26 Patterson, Dallas ? ? 1 2 8 6 2 2 0 0 1
2 Prior, Doug ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 2 2 3 3
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 1
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 15 2 0
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 0 0 5 3
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 15 2 2
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 9 0 3 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 5 257 221 36 38 40 46 39

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 16 1 2
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 0 0
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 14 2 2
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 5 0 1 2
45 Greenwood, Jack ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 3
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 2
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 0 1 0 2
21 Heriot, John ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 0
7 John, Graeme ? ? 4 1 18 15 3 4 1 4 4
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 0 4 4
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 20 20 0 4 0 0 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 0 0 2 4
41 Mulligan, Mick ? ? 3 0 9 6 3 2 0 0 2
11 Papley, Max ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 5 0 4 3
47 Pasquill, Clive ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0
3 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 2 0 4 4
44 Roche, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 2 4
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 4 18 15 3 2 0 6 4
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 1 6 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 13 249 209 40 43 38 39 44

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