1968 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1968 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1968 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Tassie Johnson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ray Slocum and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Atkinson, J. Austin, J. Benison, R. Crow, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, P. O'Brien, D. Peoples, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, D. Sykes, B. Walford, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Melbourne
T. Johnson (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, S. Catlin, K. Clarke, F. Davis, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, C. Fowler, G. Hardeman, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, G. Lakes, G. Osborne, G. Parke, B. Roet, B. Vagg, M. Walker

Fitzroy (11.14.80) were defeated by Melbourne (14.16.100).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruscuklic (3), J. Murphy (2), J. Austin, R. Crow, T. McGregor, K. Murray, P. O'Brien, B. Walford
Melbourne: S. Alves (4), M. Walker (3), K. Clarke (2), G. Hardeman (2), B. Kenneally, G. Parke, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 July 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,669

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.14.80 - 14.16.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 2 5 . 6 7 . 13 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Melbourne 4 . 1 6 . 8 10 . 12 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Margin FITZ by 1 MELB by 8 MELB by 17 MELB by 20 MELB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ray Slocum (Fitzroy), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Tassie Johnson (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Atkinson, John ? ? 0 3 11 10 1 1 0 0 1
37 Austin, Jack ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 3 0 1 0
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 0 1 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 6 28 1 1
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 1 2
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 1 0 5 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 2 0 4 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 4 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 2 26 23 3 7 1 2 0
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 1 28 15 13 2 1 4 0
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 3 8 2 3
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 25 17 8 9 1 2 2
14 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 8 0 1 1
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 3 2 13 11 2 5 0 4 1
15 Sykes, David ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 0
24 Walford, Bill ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 2 0 0 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 8 0 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 14 290 231 59 72 41 34 20

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 4 2 27 22 5 6 0 1 4
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 8 0 0 0
40 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 1 15 15 0 7 0 0 3
3 Catlin, Sid ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Clarke, Kelvin ? ? 2 2 10 7 3 0 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 0 0
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 27 25 2 10 0 1 1
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 8 0 2 2
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 13 2 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 2 4 15 13 2 5 0 1 2
8 Johnson, Tassie (c) ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 2
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 7 9 1 3
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 2 3 2 2
39 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 4 0 4 1
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 2 9 9 0 3 0 1 2
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 12 0 2 2
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 20 0 6 0 2 3
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 3 17 13 4 1 0 1 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 3 1 7 7 0 1 10 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 16 274 236 38 88 35 20 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