1967 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1967 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1967 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, A. Bowden, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Feldmann, R. Foster, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Massey, P. Smith, B. Stewart, N. Stone, B. Vagg, D. Williams

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Bahen, J. Benison, J. Booth, N. Brown, M. Cole, G. Ebbels, R. Enbom, M. Hallahan, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, A. Ruscuklic, D. Sykes, D. Wall, P. Wood

Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated Fitzroy (7.9.51).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Mann (5), S. Alves, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Foster, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, B. Kenneally, P. Smith
Fitzroy: G. Ebbels (2), M. Andrews, N. Brown, G. Lazarus, K. Murray, D. Sykes

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 20 May 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,582

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.15.93 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 6 . 9 11 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Fitzroy 2 . 1 2 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 29 MELB by 40 MELB by 42 MELB by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. King

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 4 0 1 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 3 0 1 1
23 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 1 4
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 2 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 1 22 18 4 4 1 2 2
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 1 4 25 20 5 5 0 1 4
39 Feldmann, Rick ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 0 0 3 3
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 1 1 15 14 1 5 10 2 3
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 0 16 15 1 7 17 3 4
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 1 5
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 3 0 2 4
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 2 14 9 5 1 3 1 2
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 5 2 31 25 6 7 1 6 3
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 3
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 1 1 14 14 0 6 3 2 3
2 Stewart, Bob ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 1 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 15 285 242 43 58 35 31 46

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 2 0 4 1
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 2
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 3 0 2 4
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 1 0 2 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 4 3 2 2
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 1 2
19 Ebbels, Gary ? ? 2 0 8 7 1 1 0 2 1
28 Enbom, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 4 3 0
18 Hallahan, Mike ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 0
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 4 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 5 2 1 2
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 1 0 0 2
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 4 0 4 3
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 6 5 3 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 3 0 4 1
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 5 1 4 2
24 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 0 3 11 10 1 8 6 1 2
15 Sykes, David ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 0 9 5 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 7 0 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 9 260 211 49 63 30 47 31

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