1968 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1968 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1968 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. John Dugdale captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.

North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, B. Backhouse, T. Benton, L. Cameron, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, M. Howell, R. Johnston, B. Leslie, B. McCarthy, N. McKernan, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, L. Peterson, M. Redenbach, P. Steward, R. Taylor

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, N. Busse, R. Cook, I. Davison, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, T. Leahy, R. Luke, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, K. Pedrotti, K. Phillips, D. Priest, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz

North Melbourne (7.15.57) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Dowdle (2), G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, R. Johnston, B. Leslie, B. McCarthy
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), T. Leahy (2), P. Bedford, T. Haenen, J. Sudholz

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 7,730

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 7.15.57 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
North Melbourne	0	.	3	3	.	11	4	.	13	7	.	15	7	.	15	(57)
South Melbourne	4	.	4	5	.	7	7	.	12	8	.	13	8	.	13	(61)
Margin	SMLB by 25			SMLB by 8			SMLB by 17			SMLB by 4			SMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne), Allan Miller (South Melbourne)
Captains: John Dugdale (North Melbourne), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	FF	FA
18	Allison, Tom	?	?	0	0	14	12	2	2	0	0	0
21	Backhouse, Brian	?	?	0	0	15	9	6	1	0	1	3
23	Benton, Terry	?	?	0	0	12	11	1	3	0	0	0
17	Cameron, Les	?	?	0	0	7	6	1	1	0	0	0
11	Dowdle, Mick	?	?	2	4	24	24	0	4	0	5	2
6	Dugdale, John (c)	?	?	0	0	13	13	0	2	0	2	2
27	Dwyer, Laurie	?	?	0	0	18	16	2	0	0	3	1
7	Farrant, Garry	?	?	1	2	12	11	1	5	0	1	0
10	Goodingham, Barry	?	?	1	0	10	10	0	2	14	0	0
33	Howell, Mick	?	?	0	0	7	6	1	1	24	0	1
34	Johnston, Ray	?	?	1	0	16	15	1	11	6	0	0
39	Leslie, Barry	?	?	1	1	8	7	1	2	3	0	0
1	McCarthy, Bernie	?	?	1	1	15	13	2	7	2	0	0
30	McKernan, Noel	?	?	0	1	7	5	2	1	0	1	2
12	O'Brien, Daryl	?	?	0	3	22	18	4	2	0	1	2
26	Pagan, Denis	?	?	0	0	19	18	1	3	0	0	0
29	Peterson, Len	?	?	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
24	Redenbach, Michael	?	?	0	1	6	5	1	0	0	3	4
15	Steward, Peter	?	?	0	0	13	11	2	3	1	0	1
2	Taylor, Ray	?	?	0	0	14	13	1	1	0	2	0
Rushed					2
Total (20 players)				7	15	255	226	29	51	50	19	18

South Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	FF	FA
4	Baskin, Keith	?	?	0	1	14	12	2	2	0	0	1
11	Bedford, Peter	?	?	1	2	26	22	4	3	0	2	0
24	Busse, Neil	?	?	0	0	13	12	1	1	4	0	0
17	Cook, Russell	?	?	0	0	7	6	1	1	10	0	0
29	Davison, Ian	?	?	0	0	8	6	2	1	0	0	0
8	Haenen, Tony	?	?	1	0	15	14	1	1	41	0	3
18	Harrison, Paul	?	?	0	1	9	9	0	1	0	1	1
21	Heriot, John	?	?	0	0	14	12	2	4	0	0	0
30	Jacobs, Graeme	?	?	0	0	13	10	3	5	0	1	0
19	Leahy, Terry	?	?	2	1	18	17	1	2	7	2	3
37	Luke, Richard	?	?	0	0	11	9	2	4	0	0	2
2	Matthews, Herbie	?	?	0	0	11	10	1	2	0	3	0
25	McAuliffe, Haydn	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Pedrotti, Kevin	?	?	0	1	15	14	1	1	0	1	0
3	Phillips, Ken	?	?	0	2	17	16	1	1	0	1	2
9	Priest, Doug	?	?	0	0	17	15	2	2	0	4	0
5	Rantall, John	?	?	0	0	8	7	1	1	0	1	2
16	Sarich, Eric	?	?	0	1	17	12	5	2	0	1	0
14	Skilton, Bob (c)	?	?	3	1	35	30	5	3	0	1	3
20	Sudholz, John	?	?	1	2	11	9	2	6	0	0	2
Rushed					1
Total (20 players)				8	13	279	242	37	43	62	18	19

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

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