1968 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1968 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1968 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Anderson, K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, D. Brookes, N. Busse, R. Cook, I. Davison, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, B. Mallett, H. Matthews, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, R. Close, B. Davis, J. Ellis, A. Epis, J. Fanning, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, E. Lake, L. McGie, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, B. Waite, J. Williams
South Melbourne (7.12.54) were defeated by Essendon (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (2), S. Bennett (2), B. Mallett, B. Skilton, J. Sudholz
Essendon: R. Close (4), A. Noonan (3), T. Fordham (2), J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, K. Fraser, B. Greenwood, D. Gross
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,690
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
7.12.54 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anderson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Brookes, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Davison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Mallett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | 313 | 253 | 60 | 67 | 41 | 28 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Fanning, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | 294 | 249 | 45 | 78 | 33 | 21 | 28 | |||