1968 VFL Round 8: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1968 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1968 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, L. Cumming, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, P. Hines, K. Jackman, J. Jillard, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, R. Percy, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, K. Stevens, D. Thorpe

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

Footscray (9.8.62) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.9.75).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (4), P. Hines (2), S. Magee, K. Stevens, T. Whitten
South Melbourne: T. Haenen (3), J. Sudholz (2), P. Bedford, N. Busse, R. Elwin, G. John, T. Leahy, B. Skilton

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,755

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.8.62 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 6 3 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 6 8 . 6 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin FOOT by 5 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 4 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Allan Miller (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Huggins

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 7 3 2
6 Bisset, George ? ? 4 1 28 22 6 3 0 2 3
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 0 4 2
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 3 4
31 Cumming, Len ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 1 16 16 0 5 0 0 2
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Hines, Peter ? ? 2 3 9 8 1 5 0 1 2
7 Jackman, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 6 0 4 2
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 1 22 19 3 5 0 3 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 2 10 10 0 6 0 2 1
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 2 0 1 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 3 0 1 2
12 Percy, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 0
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 0
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 15 2 2
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 6 9 1 4
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 28 26 2 11 0 1 2
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 8 0 2 7
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 272 245 27 83 31 32 37

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 2 0 1 1
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 1 18 11 7 1 0 3 2
24 Busse, Neil ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 0 9 1 0
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 5 1 3
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 6 0 0 2
32 Elwin, Ross ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 4 3 0 0
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 3 1 19 17 2 2 25 5 2
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 1
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 3
30 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 3 2
7 John, Graeme ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 6 0 3 4
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 1 1 26 20 6 2 6 5 3
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 2 1
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 2 0 1 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Priest, Doug ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 0 1 4
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 12 0 2 3
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 0 29 22 7 2 0 4 0
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 2 2 8 7 1 1 0 1 0
27 Wilcox, Dick ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 9 287 241 46 56 48 37 32

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