1968 VFL Round 19: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1968 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 19 of the 1968 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), R. Auchettl, B. Bennett, G. Casey, N. Chandler, I. Collins, G. Crane, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, P. McLean, D. Munari, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, V. Waite, R. Walls

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Benison, N. Brown, M. Cole, N. Dare, G. Lazarus, H. Martin, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, G. Shearer, P. Wood, H. Worrall, N. Zunneberg

Carlton (21.17.143) defeated Fitzroy (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (7), B. Kekovich (3), D. Munari (3), I. Robertson (3), B. Bennett, G. Casey, P. Jones, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk
Fitzroy: D. Searl (3), G. Lazarus (2), J. Murphy (2), K. Murray (2), T. McGregor, J. Newnham, G. Shearer

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 24 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,413

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 21.17.143 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 3 8 . 10 15 . 12 21 . 17 21 . 17 (143)
Fitzroy 4 . 1 6 . 6 7 . 14 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin CARL by 2 CARL by 16 CARL by 46 CARL by 52 CARL by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
41 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 0 0 2 3
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 2 2 2 2
12 Bennett, Bill ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 5 0 3 3
15 Casey, Gordon ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
47 Chandler, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 6
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 1 0 2 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 3 0 4 2
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 7 1 33 31 2 4 0 8 2
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 1 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 18 9 9 3 21 6 4
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 3 1 10 6 4 6 0 0 2
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 2 1
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 3 2 28 22 6 0 0 5 5
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 1 1 21 11 10 2 25 4 4
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 1 4 21 18 3 8 0 4 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 3 2 20 15 5 3 0 4 1
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 2 2 2
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 21 17 299 234 65 49 50 53 44

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 1 3
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 0 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 10 5 2
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 5
46 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 3 0 2 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 2 4 14 12 2 4 2 4 4
49 Martin, Harold ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 0 0 2 3
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 30 25 5 4 0 3 4
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 2 1 23 11 12 2 3 2 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 25 23 2 6 0 1 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 4 14 12 2 6 0 3 4
14 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 7 0 3 3
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 6 5 5
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 5 0 2 0
41 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 1 3 10 7 3 1 0 1 3
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 2 2
29 Worrall, Hugh ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 0 0 5 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 2 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 19 264 220 44 58 21 44 53

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