DIED AT FOOTBALL
Exciting Game At Melbourne (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) MELBOURNE, Sept. 12. Three people collapsed and died at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday during the Australian Rules second semi-final. It was the most exciting final-round match for years. Two other spectators were taken to hospital and dozens were treated for nervous exhaustion. A crowd of 98,395 packed the ground to see St. Kilda beat Collingwood by one point. The final scores were: St. Kilda 13 goals, 24 behinds (102 points), Collingwood 14 goals, 17 behinds (101 points). (A goal counts as six points and a. behind one point.)
The result was in doubt until the final siren after the lead had changed several times.
Experts said after the game that it was the most exciting they had seen, both from the standard of play and the closeness of the scores.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19650914.2.74
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30855, 14 September 1965, Page 7
Word Count
142DIED AT FOOTBALL Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30855, 14 September 1965, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in