1971 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1971 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1971 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newton, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, A. Ruscuklic, B. Sykes, D. Wall, G. Wilson, N. Zunneberg

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Brown, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, D. Clark, R. Colcott, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, P. Weekes

Fitzroy (14.8.92) were defeated by Melbourne (17.18.120).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Newton (4), G. Wilson (3), B. Padley (2), N. Dare, T. Lloyd, B. McKenzie, J. Murphy, D. Rhodes
Melbourne: R. Colcott (4), R. McKenzie (4), P. Callery (2), J. Gallus (2), L. Burgmann, D. Clark, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, J. Townsend

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 May 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,363

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 14.8.92 - 17.18.120

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 3 . 6 10 . 8 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Melbourne 5 . 5 12 . 10 14 . 12 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
Margin MELB by 19 MELB by 58 MELB by 28 MELB by 28 MELB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Ian Ridley (Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Frank Davis (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 6 34 2 4
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 3 0 5 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 2 22 17 5 2 0 8 1
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 2 0 0 2
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 4 8 2 1
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 2 0
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 1 1 21 19 2 5 0 2 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 0 2 1
27 Newton, Jack ? ? 4 1 7 7 0 6 0 1 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 0 17 16 1 2 0 2 3
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 6 2 0 3
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 1 1 24 21 3 6 0 7 5
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 7 0 1 1
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 4 2
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 3 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 1 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 0
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 12 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 8 271 229 42 85 48 45 32

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 1 0 3 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 2
37 Brown, Bruce ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
10 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 1 5 20 15 5 6 0 0 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 1 27 23 4 4 0 4 3
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 3 0 0 2
39 Colcott, Russell ? ? 4 3 8 8 0 6 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 3 3
5 Gallus, John ? ? 2 2 14 12 2 10 3 1 4
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 4 6
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 13 1 1
2 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 4 1 26 18 8 4 0 1 3
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 2 25 20 5 12 2 2 4
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 23 16 7 10 0 3 1
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 2
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 1 1 24 15 9 5 0 1 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 5 0 2 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 1 25 16 9 6 0 2 2
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 0
25 Weekes, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 2 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 18 312 237 75 96 22 32 45

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