1968 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1968 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 8 of the 1968 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval. Darrel Baldock captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, D. Griffiths, J. Lilley, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Murray, B. Mynott, J. O'Donnell, Barry Pascoe, Bob Pascoe, K. Roberts, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, S. Trott

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, G. Brown, W. Buhaj, P. Daniel, B. Davis, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, B. Lake, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Waite, J. Williams

St Kilda (16.17.113) defeated Essendon (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: D. Baldock (5), J. Bonney (3), Bob Pascoe (2), R. Smith (2), A. Davis, J. O'Donnell, Barry Pascoe, K. Roberts
Essendon: B. Lake (2), B. Waite (2), B. Davis, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Monday 10 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 43,231

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Essendon
Score: 16.17.113 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 8 . 7 8 . 10 12 . 15 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Essendon 0 . 0 3 . 4 4 . 5 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin STKL by 55 STKL by 36 STKL by 58 STKL by 56 STKL by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Captains: Darrel Baldock (St Kilda), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Don McKenzie (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 5 3 29 24 5 9 0 3 1
1 Bonney, John ? ? 3 0 16 9 7 5 0 1 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 1 1
32 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 3 16 10 6 8 0 1 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 8 13 0 3
25 Griffiths, Daryl ? ? 0 2 20 19 1 9 0 0 1
29 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 1 0
26 Manzie, John ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 2 0 1 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Mynott, Brian ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 22 1 3
28 O'Donnell, John ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 4 3 0 0
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 1 0 28 25 3 6 3 1 1
21 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 2 2 12 8 4 4 5 2 4
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 1 2 23 16 7 3 0 2 1
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 2 1 32 27 5 3 0 0 3
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 7 1 1 0
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 3 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 17 320 260 60 82 47 16 23

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 1 23 22 1 4 0 2 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 2
2 Buhaj, Wally ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 0
45 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 0 0
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 4 0 0 0
30 Ellis, John ? ? 0 1 26 15 11 3 0 1 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 2 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 6 0 1 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 3 0 3 1
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 8 0 2 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 2 23 16 7 2 0 2 0
8 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 1 1
16 Lake, Bruce ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 0
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 4 18 1 4
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 3 0 0 0
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 3 2 1 2
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 8 1 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 0 1 0
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 3 5 1 0
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 9 253 209 44 60 33 23 16

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