1968 VFL Round 17: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1968 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1968 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), R. Auchettl, B. Bennett, T. Board, N. Chandler, I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, J. Goold, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, P. McLean, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, R. Walls

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, D. Brookes, R. Cook, J. Greenwood, T. Haenen, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, R. Luke, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, J. Rantall, B. Reid, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, D. Wilcox

Carlton (18.14.122) defeated South Melbourne (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (3), P. Jones (3), B. Quirk (3), B. Crosswell (2), B. Kekovich (2), R. Barassi, G. Crane, A. Jesaulenko, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni
South Melbourne: J. Sudholz (4), H. McAuliffe (2), P. Bedford, R. Cook, T. Haenen, G. Lambert, B. Skilton

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 15,793

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 18.14.122 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 6 . 2 9 . 4 14 . 10 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
South Melbourne 5 . 2 8 . 6 8 . 7 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin CARL by 6 CARL by 4 CARL by 39 CARL by 42 CARL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Allan Miller (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. King

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
41 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 0 3 17 14 3 2 0 1 1
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 2 0 5 4
12 Bennett, Bill ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 0
24 Board, Terry ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1
47 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 2 2
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 6 0 0 2
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 7 0 1 0
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 1 0 3 2
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 3 1 21 18 3 3 0 3 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 4 0 3 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 3 5 15 12 3 5 15 3 3
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 5 0 3 1
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 5 32 3 3
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 3 2 11 10 1 4 0 1 2
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 1 19 19 0 6 0 0 2
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 14 258 219 39 59 47 31 27

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 0 0 1 2
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 3 0 1 1
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 16 2 8
1 Brookes, Don ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 3 1
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 6 0 2 0
39 Greenwood, Jack ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 2 24 5 0
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 0 2
30 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 4 1 2
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 1 3 24 21 3 3 0 2 1
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 2 0 1 2
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 1
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 7 0 1 1
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 2 3 22 20 2 2 0 1 0
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 0 2
13 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 3 35 27 8 7 0 2 1
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 4 1 7 5 2 3 0 1 2
27 Wilcox, Dick ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 14 281 225 56 57 44 27 31

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