1970 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1970 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1970 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, B. Baker, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, J. Duckworth, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, S. McKew, D. McLeish, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way, G. Williams

Fitzroy (14.9.93) defeated South Melbourne (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruscuklic (8), J. Murphy (3), D. Wall (2), M. Andrews
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), G. Brice (2), T. Leahy (2), J. Murphy (2), P. Bedford, S. McKew, J. Sudholz

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 June 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 16,971

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.9.93 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 4 11 . 5 12 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
South Melbourne 2 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 16 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin FITZ by 12 FITZ by 20 SMLB by 4 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Norm Smith (South Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 1 0 2 1
6 Baker, Bruce ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 1
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 6 1 2
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 18 3 5
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 27 25 2 8 0 3 3
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 5 0 2 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 2 4
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 4 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 3 4 26 23 3 1 0 7 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 3 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 1 0 4 3
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 2 6
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 8 1 11 11 0 8 0 1 1
29 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 2 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 2 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 2 0 1 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 9 0 2 2
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 6 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 9 286 233 53 56 25 50 36

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 3 31 18 13 7 0 2 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 3 0 5 4
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 2 19 16 3 6 0 3 4
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 3
15 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 6 0 1 2
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 1 3
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 2 0 16 13 3 4 0 1 3
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 3 0 5 3
35 McKew, Shane ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 4 0 4 4
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 0 0 2 1
6 Murphy, John ? ? 2 0 21 16 5 2 0 1 3
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 1 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 4 0 1 5
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 3 1 17 14 3 5 0 1 2
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 1 5 11 8 3 3 2 1 2
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 0 3 2
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 26 2 3
44 Williams, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 3
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 12 19 286 231 55 65 28 36 50

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