1968 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1968 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1968 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, K. Clarke, F. Davis, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, J. Forster, C. Fowler, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, T. Lees, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, D. Williams

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Benison, N. Brown, M. Cole, R. Crow, W. Eastman, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, G. Lazarus, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, B. Padley, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, B. Walford, P. Wood

Melbourne (14.10.94) defeated Fitzroy (12.18.90).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Clarke (3), T. Lees (3), H. Mann (3), S. Alves, R. Dillon, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (4), B. Walford (4), J. Murphy (2), T. McGregor, J. Newnham

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Monday 15 April 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,064

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.10.94 - 12.18.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 9 . 4 11 . 8 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Fitzroy 6 . 2 7 . 8 9 . 12 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Margin FITZ by 11 MELB by 8 MELB by 8 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks
Boundary Umpire: K. Mitchell

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 5 1 1 1
17 Clarke, Kelvin ? ? 3 2 15 12 3 1 0 1 2
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 1 3 11 10 1 5 0 2 0
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 0 2
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 6 0 4 1
27 Forster, John ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 2 5
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 9 6 2 3
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 6 4 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 2 3
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 1 1 0
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 0 1
21 Lees, Ted ? ? 3 1 13 10 3 4 2 4 2
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 3 0 23 22 1 5 1 2 3
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 9 0 0 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 4 0 1 3
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 0 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 2 12 1 2
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 10 266 221 45 71 30 29 30

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 0 1
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 4 3 3
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 1 11 11 0 4 11 1 2
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 3 0 6 2
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 8 0 0 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 4 7 12 12 0 6 0 2 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 1 1 17 16 1 3 0 2 0
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 3 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 22 19 3 3 0 5 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 2 23 16 7 4 4 1 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 2 0 2 0
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 2 1 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 2 0 1 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 6 0 1 5
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 0 2 15 8 7 8 1 0 3
24 Walford, Bill ? ? 4 1 18 17 1 5 0 2 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 6 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 18 295 241 54 80 25 30 29

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