1969 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1969 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1969 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
John Dugdale captained the hosts.
John Rantall captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), G. Bryant, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, L. Jacob, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, R. Sanders, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood
South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brandt, A. Budd, R. Cook, R. Dowsing, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, H. Matthews, K. Phillips, D. Priest, B. Reid, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way
North Melbourne (15.20.110) defeated South Melbourne (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (4), S. Kekovich (4), M. Dowdle (2), L. Jacob (2), M. Wood (2), R. Sanders
South Melbourne: G. Jacobs (5), K. Baskin (4), P. Bedford (2), A. Budd, R. Cook, F. Way
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 April 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,016
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.20.110 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne),
John Rantall
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Boundary Umpire:
R. Gulliver
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jacob, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Sanders, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 20 | 297 | 244 | 53 | 76 | 27 | 23 | 28 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baskin, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Bennett, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Brandt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Budd, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Dowsing, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Leahy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Priest, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 278 | 230 | 48 | 59 | 39 | 28 | 23 | |||