1969 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1969 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1969 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, K. Greenwood, R. Haynes, J. Jillard, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, S. Power, B. Quinlan, J. Reilly, L. Rippon, B. Round, H. Skreja, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), B. Baker, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Crow, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, B. Padley, D. Peoples, D. Rhodes, L. Robertson, D. Searl, B. Sykes, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Footscray (17.13.115) defeated Fitzroy (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (4), B. Quinlan (4), B. Round (2), R. Spargo (2), D. Thorpe (2), D. McKenzie, S. Power, T. Whitten
Fitzroy: D. Searl (4), N. Brown (2), J. Murphy (2), C. Hobbs, K. Murray

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 28 June 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 11,603

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Fitzroy
Score: 17.13.115 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 6 . 7 7 . 7 16 . 13 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Fitzroy 1 . 2 5 . 3 5 . 4 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin FOOT by 35 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 75 FOOT by 47 FOOT by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 4 1 23 20 3 5 0 3 0
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 7 0 0 3
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 1 20 19 1 9 0 1 2
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 2 10 2 7
17 Haynes, Ray ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 4 0 5 3
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 8 0 0 2
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 9 0 2 2
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 1 3 17 15 2 2 0 3 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 3
39 Power, Stephen ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 0 0 4 4
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 2 12 9 3 5 0 0 0
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 3 1
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 5 1 3
14 Round, Barry ? ? 2 1 6 5 1 2 0 0 2
37 Skreja, Harry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 2 2 22 20 2 4 0 2 3
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 2 1 18 16 2 2 0 3 6
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 3 0 4 7
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 13 272 236 36 71 15 36 50

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Baker, Bruce ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 2 1 0
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 0
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 3 3 3 3
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 9 3 3
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 1 0 3 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 1 0 22 20 2 5 0 7 3
51 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 2 3
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 3 16 12 4 3 0 2 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 20 19 1 1 0 6 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 0 22 19 3 6 1 2 3
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 1 0 5 5
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 0
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 1
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 0 2 4
53 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 3 0 2 4
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 4 1 6 5 1 4 0 1 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 5 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 8 252 210 42 57 15 50 36

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