1969 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1969 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1969 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
John Dugdale captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Benton, G. Bryant, M. Dowdle, J. Duthie, L. Dwyer, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, N. Fincher, J. Hopgood, M. Howell, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Redenbach, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Benison, N. Brown, M. Cole, D. Hellings, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, B. Padley, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, G. Shearer, P. Wood, H. Worrall, N. Zunneberg
North Melbourne (19.15.129) defeated Fitzroy (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Wood (4), S. Kekovich (3), G. Bryant (2), M. Dowdle (2), R. Elliott (2), D. Farrant (2), J. Duthie, L. Dwyer, M. Howell, B. McCarthy
Fitzroy: D. Searl (4), G. Lazarus (2), J. Newnham (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), C. Hobbs, S. Molloy, K. Murray
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,224
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
19.15.129 - 13.18.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 37 | NMLB by 33 | NMLB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Duthie, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 20 | Elliott, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Fincher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | 274 | 230 | 44 | 64 | 36 | 49 | 41 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Benison, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Cole, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hellings, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Hobbs, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | McGregor, Treva | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | McKenzie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Shearer, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Worrall, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 265 | 231 | 34 | 63 | 41 | 43 | 49 | |||