1970 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1970 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round five of the 1970 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

Fitzroy (5.24.54) defeated North Melbourne (7.7.49).

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 May 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 7,458

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 5.24.54 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 6 1 . 10 3 . 18 5 . 24 5 . 24 (54)
North Melbourne 4 . 1 7 . 3 7 . 4 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin NMLB by 13 NMLB by 29 NMLB by 10 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Kevin Murray
Coach: Bill Stephen

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Keith McKenzie

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Baker, Bruce ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 2 2 0
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 2 0 1 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 12 5 4
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 1 2 21 19 2 4 0 5 1
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
47 Ellis, Peter ? ? 0 2 7 2 5 1 13 0 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 0 0 7
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 2 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 0
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 3 29 25 4 3 0 3 7
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 1 1 2 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 2 27 25 2 1 1 2 7
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 3 10 7 3 2 0 0 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 2 1 3 1
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 25 24 1 4 1 7 2
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 0 3 8 6 2 5 0 1 0
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 28 22 6 1 0 4 6
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 2
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 5 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 5 24 280 234 46 45 32 44 46

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 3 0 2 3
22 Bryant, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 2 1
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 0 0 29 23 6 2 0 6 4
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 4 1
35 Dietrich, Wolfgang ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 4 1
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 2 1 10 10 0 3 1 1 3
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 2 1 4 3
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 31 1 3
13 Howell, Mick ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 3 1 1
34 Johnston, Ray ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 1 1 1
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 1 3
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 6 0 0 2
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 6 1
21 Perry, John ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 2 0 0 4
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 2 2 8 7 1 3 0 0 0
5 Scholes, John ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 3
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 2 0 6 2
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 3 1
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 2 22 22 0 2 0 4 6
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 7 266 220 46 44 37 46 44

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