1969 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1969 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 1 of the 1969 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Cobain, M. Cole, R. Crow, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, G. Cook, D. Darcy, B. Davidson, K. Delmenico, B. Greenhill, P. Hines, J. Jillard, G. Joslin, S. Magee, D. McKenzie, R. Radziminski, B. Round, L. Sandilands, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

Fitzroy (15.13.103) were defeated by Footscray (23.21.159).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Searl (5), A. Ruscuklic (3), R. Cobain, R. Crow, B. McKenzie, S. Molloy, K. Murray, J. Newnham, B. Padley
Footscray: G. Bisset (6), R. Spargo (5), T. Whitten (3), G. Cook (2), B. Round (2), D. Thorpe (2), P. Hines, D. McKenzie, L. Sandilands

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Monday 7 April 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 20,284

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 15.13.103 - 23.21.159

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 5 7 . 8 13 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Footscray 6 . 8 8 . 10 15 . 13 23 . 21 23 . 21 (159)
Margin FOOT by 27 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 56 FOOT by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Huggins

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 0 4
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 9 3 2
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 2 1 2 1
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 2
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 9 9 0 4 15 2 2
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 3 3
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 1 1 18 17 1 5 5 6 1
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 1 2 19 14 5 3 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 2 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 1 18 17 1 6 3 3 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 23 21 2 3 0 4 5
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 3 18 16 2 3 0 3 3
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 6 0 2 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 3 0 1 7
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 5 2 16 16 0 6 0 0 1
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 2 3
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 13 252 224 28 59 33 35 43

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 6 1 25 21 4 9 0 0 2
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 4 1
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 5 3
10 Cook, Graeme ? ? 2 4 15 14 1 1 0 4 2
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 9 0 9 0
27 Davidson, Bruce ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 1 1
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 0 4
28 Greenhill, Bruce ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 2 3
2 Hines, Peter ? ? 1 0 7 1 6 1 6 0 2
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 9 0 3 0
12 Joslin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 1 2
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 2 23 15 8 5 0 0 4
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 1 5 14 11 3 5 0 1 0
21 Radziminski, Richard ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Round, Barry ? ? 2 3 14 11 3 7 6 0 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 1 3 4 4 0 4 0 0 0
7 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 5 2 29 26 3 0 0 6 1
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 2 0 22 22 0 5 0 4 2
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 9 0 4
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 3 0 16 10 6 4 1 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 23 21 277 237 40 80 22 43 35

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