1970 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1970 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 12 of the 1970 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. 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, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, J. Duckworth, D. Herrod, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hunt, E. Leech, E. Moore, P. Morrison, D. Peardon, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang, T. Wilson

Fitzroy (12.11.83) defeated Richmond (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Benison (2), J. Murphy (2), B. Padley (2), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, G. Lazarus, J. Newnham, A. Ruscuklic
Richmond: R. Dean (3), E. Moore (3), G. Bond, R. Hunt

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 20 June 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 14,541

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 12.11.83 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 6 . 4 7 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Richmond 4 . 3 7 . 5 8 . 8 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin RICH by 14 RICH by 7 RICH by 7 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 1 0 7 3 4 2 0 0 3
10 Benison, John ? ? 2 1 13 9 4 2 1 0 6
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 4 10 3 4
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 7 15 0 2
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 30 25 5 10 0 4 2
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 3 0
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 3 0 1 2
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 2 4
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 1 3
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 2 25 24 1 6 0 4 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 4 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 0 28 21 7 4 0 1 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 1 0 2 3
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 10 0 1 8
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 2
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 3 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 3 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 2 15 14 1 5 0 1 2
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 25 25 0 6 0 7 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 11 323 261 62 78 26 40 49

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 3 0 1 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 1 30 28 2 4 0 9 2
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 2 2
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 1 0 0 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 1 24 20 4 5 1 5 5
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 1 12 3 9 2 0 1 1
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 2 12 1 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 6 0 4 2
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 3 0 24 20 4 2 0 8 5
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 18 2 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 4 0 0 1
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 1 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 3 1 15 10 5 2 0 1 5
12 Morrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 1 4
6 Peardon, Derek ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 1 0 3 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 6 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 2 0
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 0 1 3
56 Wilson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 9 282 228 54 56 33 49 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