1969 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1969 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1969 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
John Rantall captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, P. Shanahan, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg
South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), P. Bedford, R. Cook, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, S. Hoffman, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, K. Luscombe, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, R. Mohr, J. Pitura, B. Reid, A. Richardson, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way, R. Wetzel
Fitzroy (18.21.129) defeated South Melbourne (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Searl (5), J. Murphy (4), J. Newnham (3), G. Shearer (2), R. Crow, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, P. Shanahan
South Melbourne: S. Hoffman (3), J. Sudholz (3), A. Richardson (2), R. Cook, G. Jacobs, H. McAuliffe
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
7,682
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
18.21.129 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 49 | FITZ by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
John Rantall
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Benison, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Herrod, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Hobbs, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Hodgkin, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Peoples, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 53 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Shanahan, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Shearer, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Sykes, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 21 | 342 | 276 | 66 | 102 | 20 | 45 | 39 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Haenen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Leahy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | Luscombe, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mohr, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Sudholz, John | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Way, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Wetzel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 280 | 209 | 71 | 54 | 22 | 40 | 45 | |||