1968 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1968 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1968 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. John Dugdale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

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

North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, B. Backhouse, T. Benton, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, M. Gargan, M. Howell, R. Hughes, B. Johnson, R. Johnston, A. Karanicolas, B. McCarthy, D. McGrath, D. O'Brien, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood

Melbourne (12.10.82) defeated North Melbourne (12.4.76).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Dillon (5), S. Alves (2), C. Fowler, G. Osborne, G. Parke, B. Vagg, M. Walker
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (5), M. Dowdle (2), A. Karanicolas (2), L. Dwyer, M. Gargan, B. McCarthy

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

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 19,498

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 12.10.82 - 12.4.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 4 8 . 6 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
North Melbourne 2 . 0 8 . 3 10 . 4 12 . 4 12 . 4 (76)
Margin MELB by 3 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 10 MELB by 6 MELB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), John Dugdale (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 2 2 18 14 4 2 1 1 2
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 1 0 2
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 5 1 10 10 0 7 0 2 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 31 27 4 9 0 1 1
2 Dowsing, Rob ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 1
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 3 17 1 4
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 7 0 1 2
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 1 0 1 1
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 3 0 3 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 2 14 14 0 3 1 1 1
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 8 0 1 3
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 0 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 2 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 4 0 0 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 2 20 20 0 2 0 2 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 4 8 0 2
25 Whitton, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 31 2 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 10 282 244 38 70 59 19 30

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 1 2
21 Backhouse, Brian ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 3 0 1 0
23 Benton, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 1
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 2 0 29 28 1 3 0 3 1
6 Dugdale, John (c) ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 0 1
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 2 0 2 0
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 5 2 8 8 0 3 0 1 0
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 5 3 0
9 Gargan, Michael ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 0 0 4 2
33 Howell, Mick ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 23 2 1
31 Hughes, Rod ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 0 0 2 4
22 Johnson, Bert ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 1 0 2 1
34 Johnston, Ray ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 12 8 0 3
20 Karanicolas, Arthur ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 2 0 0 1
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 5 0 2 0
8 McGrath, Dennis ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 1 1 1
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 7 0 3 2
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 1
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 4 290 244 46 58 39 29 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