1968 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1968 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1968 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, N. Busse, I. Davison, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, G. John, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, S. Magee, H. McAuliffe, J. McGee, D. Priest, J. Rantall, B. Reid, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, R. Viney, D. Wilcox

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), J. Bonney, B. Breen, I. Cooper, C. Ditterich, I. Dyer, D. Griffiths, V. Howell, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, K. Roberts, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman

South Melbourne (18.17.125) defeated St Kilda (13.22.100).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (7), P. Harrison (4), J. Sudholz (3), K. Baskin, G. Jacobs, G. John, S. Magee
St Kilda: I. Dyer (5), D. Baldock (2), J. Bonney (2), I. Cooper, D. Griffiths, K. Neale, B. Pascoe

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Monday 15 April 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 23,645

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 18.17.125 - 13.22.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 5 8 . 11 12 . 14 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
St Kilda 3 . 6 6 . 13 10 . 17 13 . 22 13 . 22 (100)
Margin SMLB by 5 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Miller (South Melbourne), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Darrel Baldock (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley
Boundary Umpire: R. Frost

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 1 3 26 21 5 4 0 0 1
24 Busse, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 5 4 3 0
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 5 0 0 3
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 4 2 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 4 3 10 8 2 2 0 2 2
30 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 1 1 13 13 0 6 11 2 3
7 John, Graeme ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 9 1 2 2
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 7 0 0 2
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 5 8 0 3
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 2 19 17 2 2 0 3 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0
26 McGee, Jeff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Priest, Doug ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 0 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 3 1
13 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 0
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 0 1
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 7 1 42 36 6 7 0 1 0
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 3 2 14 11 3 6 12 0 1
44 Viney, Ron ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 2 1 1
27 Wilcox, Dick ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 17 297 264 33 77 42 21 24

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 2 6 26 19 7 9 0 2 1
1 Bonney, John ? ? 2 2 20 18 2 0 0 2 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 3 2
8 Cooper, Ian ? ? 1 1 19 18 1 9 0 0 1
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 11 10 0 1
12 Dyer, Ian ? ? 5 2 25 22 3 1 0 3 1
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 1 1 8 8 0 1 0 3 0
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 3 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 2 0 0 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 20 0 5
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 1 3 11 11 0 5 0 2 0
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 0 0
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 1 0 0
21 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 1 2 15 10 5 2 12 3 2
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 0 1
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 1 1 0
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 0 1 2
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 0
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 22 289 238 51 64 44 24 21

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