1968 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1968 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1968 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, R. Cook, I. Davison, R. Elwin, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, G. John, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, R. Luke, H. Matthews, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, D. Wilcox
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Austin, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Cobain, R. Crow, G. Ebbels, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, B. Walford, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg
South Melbourne (17.15.117) defeated Fitzroy (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Sudholz (5), B. Skilton (3), P. Bedford (2), E. Sarich (2), D. Wilcox (2), I. Davison, T. Haenen, G. John
Fitzroy: N. Brown (3), A. Ruscuklic (2), B. Walford (2), R. Cobain, R. Crow, G. Ebbels, D. Hellings, J. Murphy, D. Peoples
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
11,186
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
17.15.117 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | SMLB by 1 | FITZ by 3 | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Davison, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Elwin, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | John, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Leahy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Wilcox, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 288 | 245 | 43 | 64 | 48 | 24 | 29 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Benison, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Cobain, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Ebbels, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hellings, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Herrod, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Hobbs, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Peoples, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Walford, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 305 | 236 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 29 | 24 | |||