1968 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1968 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 5 of the 1968 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Bill Barrot captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, D. Bethke, N. Busse, R. Cook, I. Davison, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, R. Luke, J. Luscombe, H. McAuliffe, M. Mulligan, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, D. Wilcox

Richmond
B. Barrot (capt.), K. Bartlett, D. Beale, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, G. Burgin, B. Campbell, D. Clay, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, E. Moore, T. Murphy, J. Northey, R. Orchard, M. Patterson, M. Perry, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

South Melbourne (8.10.58) were defeated by Richmond (13.25.103).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Baskin (2), S. Bennett (2), P. Harrison (2), I. Davison, H. McAuliffe
Richmond: E. Moore (5), B. Barrot (2), R. Hunt (2), J. Northey (2), D. Clay, M. Patterson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 11 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 17,828

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 8.10.58 - 13.25.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 2 7 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Richmond 2 . 1 6 . 7 11 . 19 13 . 25 13 . 25 (103)
Margin SMLB by 1 SMLB by 4 RICH by 35 RICH by 45 RICH by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Miller (South Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Bill Barrot (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 2 0 19 15 4 2 0 4 3
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 7 0 1 1
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 3 16 3 0
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 Busse, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 2 2 1
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 8 4 0
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 5 0 3 2
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 10 0 3 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 2 0 14 13 1 5 4 1 4
30 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 2 10 9 1 2 0 1 2
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 2 1
23 Luscombe, John ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 3
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 1 4 18 17 1 0 0 3 2
41 Mulligan, Mick ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 2
3 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 0 4
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 3 3
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 5 0 3 1
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 1 28 20 8 5 0 5 2
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 3 1 5
27 Wilcox, Dick ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 10 276 240 36 64 33 41 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill (c) ? ? 2 2 25 20 5 6 1 1 5
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 4 25 24 1 5 0 4 3
45 Beale, Darryl ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 2 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 8 1 2 3
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 2 21 12 9 3 0 5 1
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 1 20 11 9 3 0 3 0
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 1 2
35 Campbell, Blair ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 2 26 23 3 4 0 2 0
43 Hunt, Rex ? ? 2 5 12 12 0 10 0 1 2
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 0 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 5 2 18 16 2 3 0 1 4
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 1 1 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 3 19 13 6 2 0 3 4
46 Orchard, Ray ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 5 27 1 6
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 2 2
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 3 18 15 3 7 16 4 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 1 25 19 6 4 0 4 2
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 25 320 247 73 75 47 38 41

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