1969 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1969 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 16 of the 1969 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, C. Beard, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, D. Clay, J. Ferguson, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, W. Judd, I. Owen, M. Patterson, J. Perry, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

Fitzroy (9.12.66) defeated Richmond (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), A. Ruscuklic (2), J. Newnham, D. Peoples, L. Robertson, D. Searl
Richmond: B. Barrot (2), M. Bowden (2), B. Brown (2), R. Dean, W. Judd

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 August 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,720

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 9.12.66 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 2 6 . 4 8 . 6 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Richmond 1 . 1 1 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin FITZ by 25 FITZ by 29 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 1 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 12 12 4 5
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 9 2 3
46 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 4 0 4 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 0 2
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 1 0 3 3
51 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 1 4
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 3 0 29 28 1 5 0 4 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 24 15 9 3 1 2 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 19 19 0 3 0 3 3
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 1 1 19 13 6 3 0 2 5
53 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 1 2 17 13 4 4 0 4 3
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 1 10 6 4 3 0 0 2
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 1 3 7 6 1 3 0 2 0
41 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 7 0 3 2
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 3 1
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 8 0 2 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 12 313 250 63 77 22 40 44

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 2 0 21 20 1 2 0 3 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 0 1 2 2
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 6 0 2 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 2 1 3 3
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 2 0 17 8 9 3 4 0 3
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 2 2 11 8 3 1 0 3 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 0 2 1
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 1 1 24 15 9 3 0 4 2
15 Ferguson, John ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 0 1
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 7 15 4 3
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 3 24 19 5 7 0 3 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 2 4 4 0 1 0 1 1
1 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
38 Judd, Wayne ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 3
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 0 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 0 8 2 6
33 Perry, John ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 3 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 6 0 6 3
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 5 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 9 261 210 51 52 29 44 40

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