1968 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1968 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1968 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Hassa Mann captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.
Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, D. Clark, F. Davis, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, J. Forster, C. Fowler, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, G. Lakes, G. Osborne, B. Roet, M. Walker
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Anderson, K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, D. Brookes, N. Busse, R. Cook, I. Davison, R. Elwin, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, B. Mallett, H. Matthews, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, E. Sarich
Melbourne (10.10.70) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (3), B. Kenneally (2), H. Mann (2), R. Biffin, D. Clark, M. Walker
South Melbourne: K. Baskin (3), T. Haenen (2), E. Sarich (2), R. Anderson, S. Bennett, R. Cook, R. Elwin, B. Skilton
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,976
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
10.10.70 - 12.8.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | SMLB by 7 | MELB by 16 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Hassa Mann
(Melbourne),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Feldmann, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Forster, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fowler, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Jones, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | 278 | 237 | 41 | 86 | 39 | 21 | 24 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anderson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Brookes, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Davison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Elwin, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Mallett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | 306 | 238 | 68 | 67 | 48 | 25 | 22 | |||