1968 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1968 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 16 of the 1968 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Cobain, M. Cole, R. Crow, D. Herrod, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, D. Peoples, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, P. Wood, H. Worrall, N. Zunneberg

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, W. Buhaj, R. Close, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. McGie, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, B. Thompson, B. Waite, J. Williams

Fitzroy (13.15.93) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Searl (6), J. Murphy (2), N. Brown, R. Crow, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), J. Ellis (2), B. Greenwood (2), D. Gross (2), R. Close, D. McKenzie

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 12,129

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 13.15.93 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 9 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Essendon 1 . 2 5 . 6 9 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin FITZ by 21 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 11 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Don McKenzie (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. King

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 2 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 2 11 11 0 5 9 3 1
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 1
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 5 0 2 3
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 1 12 12 0 4 24 2 3
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 1
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 1 2
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 0 28 26 2 2 0 1 0
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 25 19 6 5 3 3 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 1 0 0 6
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 2 12 9 3 3 0 1 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 7 0 2 5
14 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 7 0 2 0
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 3 15 12 3 7 0 0 3
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 6 2 12 10 2 7 0 0 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 1
29 Worrall, Hugh ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 3 0
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 1 1 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 15 275 235 40 70 37 27 34

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 0
2 Buhaj, Wally ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 2 1
19 Close, Robin ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 5 0 2 3
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 0 2 0
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 0 1
30 Ellis, John ? ? 2 1 24 15 9 5 0 1 1
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 1 0 3 2
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 2 17 12 5 1 0 2 3
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 5 2 2 1
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 0 1 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 4 0
8 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 2 3 19 17 2 3 0 2 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 2 2 20 18 2 4 0 2 2
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 0 2
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 1 21 6 5
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 5 1 12 10 2 4 0 2 2
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 5 0 2 1
12 Thompson, Bill ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 2 6 4 2 3 11 0 2
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 16 281 233 48 62 34 34 27

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