1968 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1968 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 12 of the 1968 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
John Dugdale captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, L. Dwyer, M. Evans, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, M. Howell, J. Ibrahim, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Quade, M. Redenbach, K. Sykes, R. Taylor, I. Thompson, M. Wood
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, G. Cook, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, J. Jillard, D. Magor, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, J. Reilly, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
North Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by Footscray (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Evans (3), D. Pagan (2), D. Farrant, G. Farrant, M. Howell
Footscray: R. Spargo (3), G. Bisset, D. Magor, A. Mannix, D. McKenzie, P. Welsh, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
7,844
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
8.9.57 - 9.18.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allison, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Evans, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ibrahim, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Quade, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Sykes, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Thompson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | 271 | 228 | 43 | 61 | 37 | 26 | 24 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Cook, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Delmenico, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Magor, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Reilly, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 18 | 305 | 260 | 45 | 86 | 31 | 24 | 26 | |||