1970 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1970 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1970 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), R. Crow, N. Dare, J. Duckworth, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, B. McKenzie, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, P. Callery, R. Carr, D. Clark, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, R. Payne, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker

Fitzroy (12.18.90) defeated Melbourne (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Searl (4), J. Murphy (3), A. Ruscuklic (2), G. Lazarus, B. McKenzie, A. Thompson
Melbourne: G. Parke (2), J. Townsend (2), P. Callery, R. Carr, G. Lakes, R. Payne

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 July 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,467

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 12.18.90 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 5 4 . 11 9 . 13 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 10 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin MELB by 5 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Frank Davis (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hayes

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 14 1 4
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 1 25 24 1 6 0 2 1
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 4 2
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 4 0 2 0
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 1 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 13 2 5
5 Murphy, John ? ? 3 3 19 19 0 4 0 5 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 1 2 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 5 4
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 3 19 17 2 4 0 1 5
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 5 0 3 5
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 5 0 5 3
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 4 19 17 2 14 0 2 3
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 4 3 11 10 1 4 0 3 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 10 0 1 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 2 24 20 4 3 0 6 2
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 11 0 2 0
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 7 0 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 18 298 265 33 87 28 49 47

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 5 0 3 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 5 0 2 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 1 1 22 21 1 3 0 2 2
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 5 0 0 2
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 1 0 3 4
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 4 1 2 4
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 2 6 3 3 1 0 1 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 9 0 2 1
9 Lakes, George ? ? 1 2 10 7 3 1 0 2 4
10 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 7 3 3 4
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 3 6 2
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 2 21 17 4 8 0 3 4
12 Payne, Rod ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 8 17 4 1
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 4 6
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 1
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 0 1 8 8 0 3 0 2 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 1 0 3 5
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 0 20 16 4 3 0 2 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 14 259 224 35 71 24 47 49

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