1968 VFL Round 18: Footscray v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1968 between Footscray and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1968 VFL season. Footscray hosted St Kilda at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, T. Hill, J. Jillard, S. Magee, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, J. Reilly, L. Sandilands, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), N. Besanko, B. Breen, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, D. Kennedy, J. Lilley, J. Moran, B. Murray, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, J. O'Donnell, B. Pascoe, M. Pitt, K. Roberts, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Synman, S. Trott, G. Wallis

Footscray (6.8.44) were defeated by St Kilda (16.13.109).

Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Sandilands (2), I. Bryant, G. Merrington, R. Spargo, P. Welsh
St Kilda: K. Neale (4), B. Breen (3), K. Roberts (3), G. Wallis (2), D. Baldock, C. Ditterich, J. O'Donnell, R. Smith

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Footscray v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 17 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,211

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by St Kilda
Score: 6.8.44 - 16.13.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 2 . 3 3 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
St Kilda 6 . 6 9 . 7 14 . 13 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Margin STKL by 42 STKL by 46 STKL by 73 STKL by 65 STKL by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Darrel Baldock (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. King

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 2 0 0
6 Bisset, George ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 5 0 3 3
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 4 0 2 2
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 9 1 4 2
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 2 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 9 14 1 4
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
43 Hill, Tony ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 7 0 1 2
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 4 1
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 4 1 3
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 2
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 5 0 4 2
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 3 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 1
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 1 0 2 0
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 6 0 0 4
37 Welsh, Peter ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 4 6 2 2
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 8 221 197 24 73 28 35 32

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 1 4 22 22 0 4 0 3 2
46 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 0 0
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 3 1 15 15 0 8 0 2 3
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 3 0 5 3
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 3 14 3 3
11 Kennedy, Des ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 1
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 2 14 12 2 2 0 3 1
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 4 2 10 10 0 2 8 4 5
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 1
28 O'Donnell, John ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 8 3 1 2
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 0 0 32 28 4 4 3 7 0
37 Pitt, Max ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 4 0 0 0
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 3 0 16 14 2 3 0 0 4
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 12 0 3
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 0 25 22 3 3 0 3 2
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 Wallis, Gary ? ? 2 1 24 19 5 3 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 13 285 240 45 57 40 32 35

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