1968 VFL Season 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 four of the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the 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 (12.10.82) defeated North Melbourne (12.4.76).

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

Melbourne

Captain: Hassa Mann
Coach: John Beckwith

North Melbourne

Captain: John Dugdale
Coach: Keith McKenzie

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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