1969 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1969 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 10 of the 1969 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Campbell, D. Clark, R. Colcott, F. Davis, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, B. Jones, G. Lakes, J. Letcher, M. Mitchell, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, D. Schwarz, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), I. Bryant, L. Cumming, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, R. Haynes, J. Jillard, S. Magee, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, S. Power, J. Reilly, L. Rippon, B. Round, H. Skreja, R. Spargo, P. Welsh

Melbourne (17.18.120) defeated Footscray (12.23.95).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Campbell (4), R. Colcott (3), G. Hardeman (2), G. Lakes (2), G. Parke (2), D. Clark, J. Letcher, P. Sinclair, J. Townsend
Footscray: D. McKenzie (2), B. Round (2), H. Skreja (2), R. Spargo (2), S. Magee, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, S. Power

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Monday 16 June 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,330

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 17.18.120 - 12.23.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 7 7 . 15 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
Footscray 0 . 7 9 . 14 11 . 18 12 . 23 12 . 23 (95)
Margin MELB by 15 FOOT by 37 FOOT by 27 MELB by 25 MELB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 4 0 3 1
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 5 0 1 2
41 Campbell, Blair ? ? 4 2 21 19 2 3 0 3 0
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 2 0 0 2
39 Colcott, Russell ? ? 3 1 8 6 2 4 0 0 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 2 1 21 16 5 3 0 1 5
21 Hone, David ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 1 0 5 0
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 8 1 2
9 Lakes, George ? ? 2 2 19 18 1 9 1 0 1
30 Letcher, John ? ? 1 3 10 9 1 5 4 0 3
44 Mitchell, Mark ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 2 22 14 8 13 0 0 1
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 1 0 1 1
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 0
37 Schwarz, Darryl ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 9 3 0
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 11 0 0 0 1 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 0
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 2 27 26 1 3 0 0 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 3
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 17 18 269 234 35 65 22 24 23

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 0
31 Cumming, Len ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 0 1 4
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 5 17 16 1 3 0 1 1
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
17 Haynes, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 0 2
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 5 0 0 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 2 27 24 3 8 0 0 3
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 1 3 11 11 0 7 2 0 1
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 3 0
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 2 4 10 8 2 5 0 1 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 3 0
39 Power, Stephen ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 1
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 3 0
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 3 2 0
14 Round, Barry ? ? 2 2 9 8 1 4 2 0 4
37 Skreja, Harry ? ? 2 4 24 23 1 4 0 0 2
7 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 2 3 29 27 2 3 0 2 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 8 18 2 1
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 1 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 23 268 238 30 71 26 23 24

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