1968 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1968 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1968 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

South Melbourne
K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, N. Busse, R. Cook, I. Davison, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, G. John, T. Leahy, S. Magee, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, D. Priest, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, R. Viney, D. Wilcox

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

South Melbourne (13.10.88) were defeated by Melbourne (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (5), K. Baskin (2), R. Viney (2), P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, S. Magee, J. Sudholz
Melbourne: R. Dillon (4), H. Mann (3), G. Parke (2), J. Townsend (2), M. Walker (2), B. Vagg

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 April 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,934

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 13.10.88 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 3 11 . 6 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Melbourne 6 . 2 9 . 8 13 . 11 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin MELB by 18 MELB by 17 MELB by 17 MELB by 10 MELB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Miller (South Melbourne), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. King

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 2 3 12 11 1 1 0 2 3
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 5 0 22 22 0 3 0 1 1
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Busse, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 3 0 1
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 8 0 4 2
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 1 20 20 0 5 0 0 0
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 2 10 9 1 2 8 3 2
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
30 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 3 8 5 0
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 3
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 7 3 0
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 0 18 18 0 4 0 2 1
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 1 6
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 2 7 7 0 2 0 1 2
9 Priest, Doug ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 2 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 5 0 3 3
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 0 3 1
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 4 20 1 3
44 Viney, Ron ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 1 0 3 4
27 Wilcox, Dick ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 10 251 237 14 54 46 37 38

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 4 ? 1 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 ? 2 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 ? 3 2
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 4 7 18 16 2 11 ? 1 4
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 6 ? 3 2
2 Dowsing, Rob ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 ? 2 3
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 ? 0 4
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 ? 4 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 0 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 3 ? 3 2
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 3 2 20 17 3 3 ? 6 4
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 4 ? 1 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 1 17 12 5 7 ? 1 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 0 29 23 6 2 ? 1 2
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 0 ? 4 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 3 ? 3 2
25 Whitton, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 ? 2 2
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 ? 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 14 267 229 38 63 0+ 38 37

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