1969 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1969 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1969 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), R. Ball, B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hunt, D. McKenzie, J. Northey, M. Patterson, D. Peardon, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang, R. Thomas

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Benison, N. Brown, M. Cole, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, B. Sykes, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Richmond (18.12.120) defeated Fitzroy (6.19.55).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hunt (5), B. Brown (3), B. Barrot (2), M. Patterson (2), K. Bartlett, G. Bond, F. Bourke, D. Clay, R. Dean, J. Northey
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), J. Murphy, D. Searl

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 May 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,991

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.12.120 - 6.19.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 3 11 . 6 16 . 9 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Fitzroy 0 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 13 6 . 19 6 . 19 (55)
Margin RICH by 27 RICH by 39 RICH by 68 RICH by 65 RICH by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Huggins

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
36 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 0 4
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 2 1 26 24 2 9 0 2 5
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 2 39 36 3 7 1 1 4
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 4 1 0 2
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 9 0 1 3
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 3 0 13 10 3 4 0 7 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 8 0 2 3
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 7 0 4 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 13 3 0 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 5 2 12 11 1 7 0 1 3
48 McKenzie, Des ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 4
9 Northey, John ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 0 0 1 3
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 2 3 25 20 5 8 10 4 2
6 Peardon, Derek ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 0 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 6 0 3 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 3 8 3 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 5 0 3 1
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 3 4
34 Thomas, Ron ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 12 311 253 58 104 23 35 45

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 1 1
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 3 0 4 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 6 14 1 1
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 3 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 4 0 2 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 2 6 15 13 2 3 0 2 2
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 1 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 2 1 1 3
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 7 1 3
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 3
5 Murphy, John ? ? 1 0 28 24 4 7 0 5 3
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 3 25 21 4 9 0 5 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 2 26 25 1 3 0 6 0
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 3 1 1
53 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 3 1 4 2
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 0 8 7 1 6 1 0 2
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 1 4 9 8 1 4 0 2 2
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 4 0 1 3
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 6 0 3 3
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 10 1 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 19 311 251 60 83 28 45 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