Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 25-May-1968 2:20 PM·Arden St·7,730 att.
North Melbourne
7.15 (57)
vs
South Melbourne
8.13 (61)
South Melbourne won by 4

South Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 61–57, by 4 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when South Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 28–3; South Melbourne won the disposals count 279–255.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne0.3 (3)3.11 (29)4.13 (37)7.15 (57)7.15 (57)
South Melbourne4.4 (28)5.7 (37)7.12 (54)8.13 (61)8.13 (61)

North Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#18 Tom Allison122142———————————
#21 Brian Backhouse96151———————————
#23 Terry Benton111123———————————
#17 Les Cameron6171———————————
#11 Mick Dowdle24—244—24————————
#6 John Dugdale13—132———————————
#27 Laurie Dwyer16218————————————
#7 Garry Farrant111125—12————————
#10 Barry Goodingham10—102—1—14———————
#33 Mick Howell6171———24———————
#34 Ray Johnston1511611—1—6———————
#39 Barry Leslie7182—113———————
#1 Bernie McCarthy132157—112———————
#30 Noel McKernan5271——1————————
#12 Daryl OBrien184222——3————————
#26 Denis Pagan181193———————————
#29 Len Peterson3—3————————————
#24 Michael Redenbach516———1————————
#15 Peter Steward112133———1———————
#2 Ray Taylor131141———————————

South Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Keith Baskin122142——1————————
#11 Peter Bedford224263—12————————
#24 Neil Busse121131———4———————
#17 Russell Cook6171———10———————
#29 Ian Davison6281———————————
#8 Tony Haenen141151—1—41———————
#18 Paul Harrison9—91——1————————
#21 John Heriot122144———————————
#30 Graeme Jacobs103135———————————
#19 Terry Leahy171182—217———————
#37 Richard Luke92114———————————
#2 Herbie Matthews101112———————————
#25 Haydn McAuliffe———————————————
#42 Kevin Pedrotti141151——1————————
#3 Ken Phillips161171——2————————
#9 Doug Priest152172———————————
#5 John Rantall7181———————————
#16 Eric Sarich125172——1————————
#14 Bob Skilton305353—31————————
#20 John Sudholz92116—12————————