1968 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1968 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 10 of the 1968 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Atkinson, J. Austin, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Cobain, R. Crow, G. Ebbels, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, A. Ruscuklic, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, D. Beale, G. Bond, F. Bourke, B. Brown, D. Clay, P. Guinane, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, G. McInnes, T. Murphy, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, A. Richardson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

Fitzroy (12.12.84) were defeated by Richmond (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Cobain (2), D. Hellings (2), I. McCrae (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), N. Brown, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, J. Newnham
Richmond: P. Guinane (4), K. Bartlett (3), B. Brown (3), R. Hunt (3), B. Barrot, M. Patterson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 22 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 11,272

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 12.12.84 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 2 5 . 5 5 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Richmond 1 . 7 4 . 10 12 . 14 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin FITZ by 7 FITZ by 1 RICH by 48 RICH by 21 RICH by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Atkinson, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 0 0
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 1 22 13 9 9 19 4 4
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 2 1 23 21 2 10 0 4 2
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 22 1 4
22 Ebbels, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 0 0 0
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 2 3 17 14 3 4 0 2 0
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 4
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 3 0 3 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 6 1 1 1
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 0 0 0 1
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 4 0 7 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 1 1 26 22 4 3 0 2 4
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 28 19 9 1 1 5 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 0 24 20 4 2 0 1 2
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 3 2 2
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 3 15 12 3 9 0 5 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 3
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 12 311 256 55 61 46 38 35

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 2 0 3 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 3 25 23 2 7 0 3 0
45 Beale, Darryl ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 3
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 2 0 1 4
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 3 1 15 14 1 1 0 2 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 6 0 0 3
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 2 2
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 4 1 9 8 1 4 4 2 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 2 1
43 Hunt, Rex ? ? 3 1 12 9 3 3 0 1 0
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 2 2
20 McInnes, George ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 6 0 4
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 0 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 0 3 11 7 4 2 0 0 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 0 24 6 3
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 1 2 3
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 1 9 3 6 3 2 1 3
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 2 26 19 7 3 0 6 4
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 5 0 1 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 270 223 47 63 37 35 38

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