1969 VFL Round 19: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1969 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 19 of the 1969 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Tassie Johnson captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Melbourne
T. Johnson (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, D. Clark, F. Davis, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, D. Jennings, G. Osborne, G. Parke, D. Powell, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, R. Sampson, D. Schwarz, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, D. Herrod, R. Ireland, G. Lazarus, T. McGregor, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, D. Searl, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Melbourne (14.13.97) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.15.99).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Dillon (6), B. Bourke (3), D. Hone (2), D. Clark, D. Jennings, G. Wells
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), D. Peoples (3), B. Padley (2), D. Searl (2), N. Brown, N. Dare, G. Shearer, D. Wall

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 23 August 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,790

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 14.13.97 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 7 4 . 10 8 . 12 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Fitzroy 4 . 3 6 . 6 9 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Tassie Johnson (Melbourne), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 25 20 5 7 0 2 4
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 3 1 28 26 2 3 0 1 5
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 1 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 1 4 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 6 2 17 14 3 9 0 4 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 3 3
21 Hone, David ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 6 2 0 3
45 Jennings, Danny ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 3
8 Johnson, Tassie (c) ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 1 1 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 7 2 2 3
48 Powell, Daryl ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 0 0 2 2
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 2 1
46 Sampson, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 1
37 Schwarz, Darryl ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 5 1 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 1 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 3 26 21 5 8 0 0 2
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 4 1 1
50 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 3 25 21 4 2 0 4 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 13 297 253 44 73 15 29 41

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 0 0 2 1
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 2 13 12 1 9 12 3 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 4 16 1 2
46 Dare, Norm ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 5 0 2 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 0 1 2
36 Ireland, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 7 1 1 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 3 0
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
43 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 3 3 26 24 2 4 0 0 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 10 0 2 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 3 0 4 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 2 18 14 4 1 1 3 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 3 2 21 16 5 6 0 2 4
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 2 2 16 11 5 6 1 0 3
41 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 1 1 27 19 8 3 0 1 0
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 3 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 3 0 3 1
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 6 0 1 3
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 7 0 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 15 341 270 71 89 31 35 29

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