1971 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1971 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 1 of the 1971 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, P. Ellis, C. Hobbs, W. Irwin, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, R. Boyanich, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, E. Leech, E. Moore, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart, G. Strang

Fitzroy (14.15.99) were defeated by Richmond (22.18.150).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), M. Andrews (2), B. Padley (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), D. Searl (2), W. Irwin, K. Murray, J. Newnham
Richmond: K. Bartlett (6), B. Brown (4), R. Hart (4), R. Dean (3), F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, R. Hunt, E. Moore, B. Roberts

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 3 April 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 18,386

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 14.15.99 - 22.18.150

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 6 . 6 8 . 6 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Richmond 6 . 3 11 . 6 20 . 16 22 . 18 22 . 18 (150)
Margin RICH by 24 RICH by 30 RICH by 82 RICH by 51 RICH by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates
Goal Umpire: K. Barker

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 2 2 17 14 3 5 0 2 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 7 4 3
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 4 22 1 7
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 2 0
30 Ellis, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 2
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 1 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 2 22 16 6 6 0 1 1
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 4 0 1
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 2 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 3 2 20 18 2 4 0 3 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 5 0 2 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 13 13 0 2 0 3 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 1 0 2 0
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 1 25 23 2 7 0 3 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 3 19 14 5 11 0 3 0
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 7 0 2 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 2 5
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 3 2
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 0 1 6
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 1 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 15 269 225 44 81 38 40 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 6 2 20 19 1 2 0 2 4
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 1
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 0 4
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 19 18 1 3 0 6 4
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 1
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 7 6 1 2
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 4 1 12 10 2 1 0 2 2
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 0 3 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 4 23 22 1 8 0 2 2
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 3 2 22 18 4 4 0 4 2
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 2 2 1
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 4 8 18 15 3 5 0 4 0
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 9 5 1 3
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 6 0 4 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 1 1 3
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 3 6 3 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 1 1 3
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 27 25 2 7 0 1 1
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 1 0 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 22 18 284 244 40 75 22 38 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