1968 VFL Round 4: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1968 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1968 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, G. Blethyn, R. Blew, W. Buhaj, B. Davis, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, L. McGie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, P. Sproule, J. Williams
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, N. Busse, R. Cook, I. Davison, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, R. Luke, S. Magee, H. McAuliffe, K. Phillips, D. Priest, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, R. Viney, D. Wilcox
Essendon (16.19.115) defeated South Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Gosper (4), I. Anderson (3), A. Noonan (3), P. Sproule (2), W. Buhaj, J. Ellis, C. Payne, D. Shaw
South Melbourne: H. McAuliffe (5), R. Luke (2), K. Baskin, G. Jacobs, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,777
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.19.115 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Buhaj, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 19 | 296 | 243 | 53 | 73 | 41 | 20 | 21 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Davison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Priest, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Viney, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wilcox, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | 273 | 246 | 27 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 20 | |||