1968 VFL Round 11: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1968 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1968 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, R. Auchettl, I. Collins, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, P. McLean, D. Munari, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, R. Walls

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, F. Davis, B. Dixon, J. Forster, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, T. Lees, G. Osborne, K. Osborne, G. Parke, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker

Carlton (11.19.85) defeated Melbourne (6.7.43).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (2), P. Jones (2), B. Kekovich (2), I. Robertson (2), B. Crosswell, A. Jesaulenko, J. Nicholls
Melbourne: G. Osborne (3), B. Kenneally, G. Parke, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,516

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 11.19.85 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 6 6 . 6 9 . 12 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 5 6 . 5 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 1 CARL by 25 CARL by 42 CARL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 1 2
41 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 0 2 16 16 0 0 0 3 0
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 2 0 0 0
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 4 0 0 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 24 24 0 3 0 1 3
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 1 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 1 12 11 1 2 0 6 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 0 10 4 6 4 12 1 0
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 2 4 7 6 1 4 0 0 4
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 1 22 21 1 5 0 4 0
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 2 0 3 3
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 4 12 6 6 3 28 1 3
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 2 3 17 16 1 6 0 4 2
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 4 1 1 1
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 1 24 22 2 2 0 2 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 19 283 239 44 50 41 31 20

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 0 1 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 0 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 1 3 3
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 7 0 3 2
27 Forster, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 1 5 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 6 0 0 2
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 5 0 0 1
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 9 0 4
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 0 32 29 3 4 0 3 0
21 Lees, Ted ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 3 18 13 5 2 1 2 3
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 3 0 6 6 0 3 0 0 0
36 Osborne, Ken ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 0 2
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 3 1 0 4
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 6 0 0 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 2 0 0 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 3 0 1 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 6 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 7 244 218 26 62 19 20 31

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