1968 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1968 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 8 of the 1968 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Cobain, M. Cole, R. Crow, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, R. Parker, B. Walford, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, R. Auchettl, T. Board, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, K. Hall, T. Hopkins, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, W. Lofts, P. McLean, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, R. Stone, R. Walls

Fitzroy (4.10.34) were defeated by Carlton (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Cobain, R. Crow, G. Lazarus, J. Newnham
Carlton: A. Jesaulenko (5), B. Kekovich (3), A. Gallagher (2), P. Jones (2), I. Robertson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Monday 10 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 19,515

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Carlton
Score: 4.10.34 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 5 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Carlton 1 . 4 3 . 7 9 . 10 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin CARL by 2 CARL by 3 CARL by 35 CARL by 59 CARL by 59
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), John Nicholls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 0 2 1
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 0 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 6 9 3 3
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 5 0 5 2
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 3 0 2 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 5 13 2 1
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 4
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 2 0 4 7
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 3
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 3
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 1 0 1 2
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 20 20 0 4 0 5 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 26 24 2 6 3 7 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 2 0 0 2
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 7 0 1
45 Parker, Ross ? ? 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 Walford, Bill ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 6 0 1 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 4 10 247 209 38 62 32 40 39

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 3 1
41 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 2 2
24 Board, Terry ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 2 0 1 2
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 4 2
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 2 0 2 3
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 1 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 1 14 14 0 1 0 3 3
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 1 3
7 Hopkins, Ted ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 5 2 21 19 2 9 0 3 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 2 9 8 1 3 15 3 4
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 3 6 12 9 3 6 0 2 3
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 0 1 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 20 1 1
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 1 3 11 11 0 6 0 2 1
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 6 1 3 2
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 0 0 5 1
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 15 260 226 34 60 36 39 39

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