1967 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1967 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1967 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), B. Beattie, J. Benison, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Cobain, M. Cole, W. Eastman, M. Hallahan, D. Hellings, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, C. Rheinberger, A. Ruscuklic, D. Sykes, P. Wood

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, A. Bowden, F. Davis, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, G. Osborne, K. Osborne, P. Smith, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, D. Williams

Fitzroy (8.18.66) defeated Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (5), J. Booth, K. Murray, D. Sykes
Melbourne: G. Jacobs (2), J. Townsend (2), S. Alves, R. Dillon, H. Mann, P. Smith, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 August 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,054

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 8.18.66 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 5 . 9 5 . 11 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Melbourne 2 . 2 4 . 5 8 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin MELB by 5 FITZ by 10 MELB by 14 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
10 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 1 1 3
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 4 2
29 Booth, John ? ? 1 2 21 18 3 3 0 5 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 33 2 2
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 4 0 3 2
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 4 0 2 1
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 3 2
18 Hallahan, Mike ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 0 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 1 19 18 1 6 0 5 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 5 3 14 12 2 3 3 5 3
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 3 26 23 3 0 0 1 0
40 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 2 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 2 29 24 5 4 0 4 0
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 1 24 16 8 3 3 3 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 1 0 3 2
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 0 3 10 6 4 3 1 1 2
15 Sykes, David ? ? 1 1 13 5 8 2 9 2 3
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 5 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 18 301 245 56 53 56 47 30

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 0 24 23 1 7 0 2 0
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
23 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 2
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 1 0
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 6
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 5 0 2 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 1 0 4 1
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 10 1 4
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 3 4 1 6
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 1 0 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 5 1 0 7
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 3 3
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 1 0 26 22 4 7 0 4 3
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 3
36 Osborne, Ken ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 1 4 13 13 0 4 0 3 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 1 17 16 1 2 0 2 2
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 0 9 9 0 3 0 3 2
46 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 14 1 2
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 8 274 243 31 70 30 29 48

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