1980 VFL Season: Fitzroy

Season Team Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Junction Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 12th (W-D-L: 4-1-17, P%: 86.0%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 42
Brownlow Leader(s): Chris Smith (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bob Beecroft (63)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s): Garry Wilson

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Alexander

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alexander, Ron #6 22 R01-R22 7
Allan, Graeme #27 5 R01-R02, R05-R06, R11 1
Beecroft, Bob #24 19 R01-R13, R15-R19, R22 63
Braddy, Craig #31 4 R02, R19-R21 2
Bramley, Malcolm #37 1 R03 1
Brown, Peter #18 13 R01-R05, R07-R09, R11-R12, R15-R17 8
Chambers, Bruce #39 1 R04 0
Coleman, Glenn #32 1 R14 0
Conlan, Mick #12 20 R01-R09, R12-R22 39
Cox, Darryl #11 8 R01-R02, R10-R15 4
Early, Phillip #41 3 R01-R02, R16 1
Everett, Geoff #51 1 R22 0
Foster, Peter #28 1 R20 0
Gilmore, Mick #44 2 R05-R06 1
Hansen, Chris #16 21 R01-R11, R13-R22 0
Harris, Leon #38 14 R02-R05, R09, R13-R16, R18-R22 4
Higgins, Kevin #14 1 R02 0
Irwin, Warwick #7 22 R01-R22 25
Keays, Peter #13 15 R01-R03, R06-R11, R13-R18 0
Lawrie, Grant #3 2 R01, R12 1
Lewis, Rod #20 11 R03, R12-R18, R20-R22 7
Marchesani, Frank #21 16 R05-R07, R10-R22 17
McCarthy, Gerald #23 14 R01, R03-R06, R08-R10, R14-R19 4
McConnon, Leigh #34 8 R01-R02, R06, R10-R12, R21-R22 0
McMahon, David #19 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 26
Merrigan, Harvey #36 2 R03-R04 0
Mugavin, Noel #35 14 R01-R08, R12, R18-R22 4
Parish, Les #45 4 R10-R11, R13-R14 1
Poynton, Michael #17 11 R07-R09, R14-R21 18
Quinlan, Bernie #5 22 R01-R22 27
Rankin, David #42 6 R04, R10, R19-R22 2
Rantall, John #1 6 R04-R09 0
Richardson, Max #15 7 R03, R07-R09, R12-R14 7
Serafini, Laurie #10 20 R01, R04-R22 0
Smith, Chris #8 18 R01-R03, R06-R12, R15-R22 1
Taylor, Neville #33 12 R11-R22 0
Thompson, Len #25 13 R01-R02, R04-R14 19
Thornton, Ross #49 15 R03-R11, R17-R22 0
Veal, Andrew #53 6 R17-R22 0
Walls, Robert #9 12 R03-R05, R07, R10-R17 23
Watson, Larry #40 4 R08-R10, R13 0
Wilson, Garry #29 22 R01-R22 33

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Stephen, Bill 22 4 -1- 17 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
29/03/1980 Round 1 Footscray AWAY WIN FIT by 12 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
07/04/1980 Round 2 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 24 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
12/04/1980 Round 3 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 46 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
19/04/1980 Round 4 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 3 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
25/04/1980 Round 5 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 118 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
03/05/1980 Round 6 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 5 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
10/05/1980 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN FIT by 39 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
17/05/1980 Round 8 Collingwood HOME DRAW drawn Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
24/05/1980 Round 9 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 21 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
31/05/1980 Round 10 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 15 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
07/06/1980 Round 11 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 30 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
14/06/1980 Round 12 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 44 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
21/06/1980 Round 13 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 12 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
28/06/1980 Round 14 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 88 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
12/07/1980 Round 15 Richmond HOME WIN FIT by 21 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
19/07/1980 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 29 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
26/07/1980 Round 17 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 6 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
02/08/1980 Round 18 St Kilda HOME WIN FIT by 24 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
09/08/1980 Round 19 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 9 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
16/08/1980 Round 20 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 17 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
23/08/1980 Round 21 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 15 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander
30/08/1980 Round 22 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 4 Bill Stephen Ron Alexander