1968 VFL Round 6: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1968 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 6 of the 1968 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. John Dugdale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

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

North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, M. Gargan, B. Goodingham, G. Heal, M. Howell, R. Johnston, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Redenbach, J. Scholes, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood

Richmond (14.17.101) defeated North Melbourne (4.7.31).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hunt (5), K. Bartlett (3), B. Brown (2), J. Ronaldson (2), E. Moore, M. Patterson
North Melbourne: M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, M. Redenbach, J. Scholes

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 24,317

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.17.101 - 4.7.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 3 7 . 11 11 . 16 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
North Melbourne 1 . 0 2 . 1 4 . 4 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Margin RICH by 15 RICH by 40 RICH by 54 RICH by 70 RICH by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), John Dugdale (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 7 1 0 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 3 31 27 4 1 0 2 1
45 Beale, Darryl ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 33 25 8 5 0 4 1
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 23 10 13 1 0 1 7
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 2 3 24 21 3 1 0 3 1
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 0 0
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 4 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 3 24 18 6 8 0 4 2
43 Hunt, Rex ? ? 5 5 16 13 3 8 0 1 2
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 1 2 17 13 4 2 0 0 1
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 7 2 3 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 0 1
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 1 31 3 4
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 1 15 1 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 1
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 17 317 249 68 65 52 30 27

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 0
23 Benton, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 3 2
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 1 0 21 21 0 2 0 4 1
6 Dugdale, John (c) ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 2 2
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 5 0 1 1
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 0 3
9 Gargan, Michael ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 1 0 1 3
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 15 1 2
28 Heal, Graham ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 1
33 Howell, Mick ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 14 3 0
34 Johnston, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 3 2 4
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 12 0 0 2
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 3 2
26 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 5 0 1 1
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 2 0 0 0
5 Scholes, John ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 2 0 1 1
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 3 0 1 1
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 4 0 3 3
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 4 7 251 219 32 66 33 27 30

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