1968 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1968 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1968 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval. Darrel Baldock captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), K. Billing, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, I. Dyer, V. Howell, D. Kennedy, J. Lilley, J. Manzie, J. Moran, K. Neale, J. O'Donnell, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Stewart

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, R. Dowsing, D. Feldmann, J. Forster, C. Fowler, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Lees, G. Parke, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, G. Whitton, D. Williams

St Kilda (16.22.118) defeated Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Davis (4), I. Dyer (2), J. Manzie (2), J. O'Donnell (2), R. Smith (2), D. Baldock, C. Ditterich, K. Neale, B. Pascoe
Melbourne: R. Dillon (3), M. Walker (2), S. Alves, H. Mann, G. Parke, J. Townsend

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: St Kilda v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 April 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 21,758

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Melbourne
Score: 16.22.118 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 3 6 . 12 10 . 15 16 . 22 16 . 22 (118)
Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 3 7 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin MELB by 5 STKL by 21 STKL by 27 STKL by 56 STKL by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: Darrel Baldock (St Kilda), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 1 3 18 14 4 5 0 2 0
22 Billing, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 2 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 8 0 1 1
32 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 6 0 1 3
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 4 4 17 12 5 5 0 5 2
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 7 15 2 2
12 Dyer, Ian ? ? 2 5 18 17 1 2 0 1 2
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1
11 Kennedy, Des ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 2 0 0
29 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 1
26 Manzie, John ? ? 2 2 14 12 2 4 0 1 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 4 25 20 5 6 0 4 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 1 3 11 9 2 3 5 0 6
28 O'Donnell, John ? ? 2 0 18 15 3 8 1 1 3
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 1 0 28 21 7 5 2 2 1
21 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 10 5 3
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 5
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 2 0 32 27 5 3 0 4 4
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 9 1 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 22 322 264 58 86 36 33 38

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 1 17 16 1 5 0 2 3
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 2 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 3 2 8 8 0 6 0 1 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 3 0 3 1
2 Dowsing, Rob ? ? 0 4 17 12 5 3 0 2 0
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 0 3 1
27 Forster, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 3 3
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 9 5 4
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 10 1 4
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 2
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 1
21 Lees, Ted ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 1 1 2
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 5 0 3 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 4 0 4 0
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 0 20 11 9 0 0 2 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 3 2
1 Walker, Max ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 1 8 1 3
25 Whitton, Geoff ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 5 0 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 235 197 38 52 33 38 33

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