1968 VFL Round 19: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1968 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 19 of the 1968 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Miller and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Anderson, K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, N. Busse, R. Cook, J. Greenwood, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, R. Luke, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, P. McCracken, J. Rantall, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bean, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, G. Cook, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, J. Jillard, S. Magee, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, L. Sandilands, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
South Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Footscray (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Baskin (4), H. McAuliffe (3), B. Skilton (3), R. Cook
Footscray: L. Sandilands (3), R. Spargo (3), G. Bisset (2), I. Bryant, G. Dempsey, S. Magee
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
8,012
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
11.12.78 - 11.16.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Miller
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Huggins
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anderson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | McCracken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Sarich, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 254 | 206 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 30 | 37 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Bean, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Cook, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Delmenico, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 277 | 244 | 33 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 30 | |||