South Melbourne vs Melbourne 27-Apr-1968 Match Centre

Saturday 27-Apr-1968

Final Round 3

South Melbourne Coach: Allan Miller

88 13.10

98 14.14

Melbourne Coach: John Beckwith

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
SMO	3.2	4.1	4.3	2.4	88
MEL	6.2	3.6	4.3	1.3	98

Match Leaders

Goals

Peter BedfordSMO

Behinds

Ross DillonMEL

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

Not available yet

Team Stats

SMOMEL

Scoring / Attack

13Goals14

10Behinds14

0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

251Disposals267

237Kicks229

14Handballs38

Clearance / Contest

46Hitouts0

Other

54Marks63

How the match finished

Melbourne beat South Melbourne by 10 points, 98–88.

Melbourne took a 17-point lead into the last quarter. South Melbourne cut that back to 10 by the final siren, scoring 16 points to 9 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

Understanding historical coverage