1969 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1969 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 6 of the 1969 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
Don McKenzie captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, B. Baker, J. Benison, N. Brown, N. Dare, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, I. McCrae, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, B. Sykes, P. Wood, H. Worrall, N. Zunneberg
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Brown, R. Close, P. Daniel, K. Egan, J. Fanning, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, B. Lake, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, B. Thompson, J. Williams
Fitzroy (13.12.90) were defeated by Essendon (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Searl (3), K. Murray (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), B. Baker, N. Brown, C. Hobbs, J. Murphy, L. Robertson, B. Sykes
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), P. Daniel (4), R. Close (3), B. Greenwood (2), T. Fordham, D. Gross, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
12,872
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | level | FITZ by 6 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Baker, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Benison, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| 46 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Herrod, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Hobbs, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Sykes, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Worrall, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 300 | 255 | 45 | 80 | 33 | 37 | 38 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Fanning, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Thompson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 299 | 253 | 46 | 86 | 24 | 38 | 37 | |||