1968 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1968 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 4 of the 1968 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

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

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, F. Cook, L. Cumming, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, B. Harvey, K. Jackman, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, J. Reilly, L. Sandilands, J. Schultz, D. Thorpe

Fitzroy (13.19.97) defeated Footscray (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Newnham (4), A. Ruscuklic (3), G. Lazarus (2), T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, K. Murray, B. Padley
Footscray: T. Whitten (4), D. Darcy (3), G. Bisset (2), L. Cumming, A. Mannix, I. Marsh

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 4 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 11,425

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 13.19.97 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 5 8 . 11 12 . 18 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Footscray 1 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin FITZ by 26 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 33 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 3 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 18 1 4
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 4 0 0 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 2 15 0 3
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 2 0 4 4
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 0 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 2 4 18 12 6 2 1 3 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 3 20 12 8 1 0 1 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 3 0 1 2
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 1 5 1 3
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 1 34 30 4 3 0 5 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 0 27 18 9 2 4 6 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 4 4 23 21 2 2 0 6 1
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 1 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 2
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 3 1 11 7 4 7 1 1 1
24 Walford, Bill ? ? 0 3 17 14 3 7 0 0 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 6 1 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 19 287 224 63 57 45 34 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 0 19 18 1 1 0 4 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 0 1 1
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 1 2
31 Cumming, Len ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 1 0 1 1
15 Darcy, David ? ? 3 2 8 8 0 4 0 1 0
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 2 4
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 6 0 1
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 5 2 3
45 Harvey, Brian ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 2
7 Jackman, Kevin ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 5 0 3 0
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 2 15 14 1 4 0 5 1
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 6 2 4 2
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 7 0 6 4
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 7 17 1 3
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 4 0 2 4
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 4 3 10 9 1 5 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 13 216 201 15 66 30 34 34

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