1968 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1968 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1968 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
John Dugdale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Anderson, K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, D. Brookes, N. Busse, R. Cook, J. Greenwood, T. Haenen, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, R. Luke, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, D. Wilcox
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, R. Johnston, A. Karanicolas, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Scholes, P. Steward, I. Thompson, M. Wood
South Melbourne (9.14.68) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), J. Sudholz (2), R. Cook, T. Haenen, H. McAuliffe, E. Sarich
North Melbourne: G. Farrant (3), S. Kekovich (2), I. Thompson (2), M. Wood (2), B. McCarthy, J. Scholes
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
7,412
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.14.68 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | SMLB by 17 | SMLB by 5 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne),
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne)
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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Brookes, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Leahy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wilcox, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | 289 | 247 | 42 | 68 | 73 | 28 | 31 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allison, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 50 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Karanicolas, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Scholes, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Thompson, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | 280 | 242 | 38 | 62 | 22 | 31 | 28 | |||