1971 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1971 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 9 of the 1971 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Gary Dempsey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newton, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, R. Sault, D. Searl, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Bisset, D. Brown, G. Casey, D. Darcy, B. Lake, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGhie, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, R. Radziminski, L. Rippon, B. Round, I. Salmon, H. Skreja, L. Stillman, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

Fitzroy (17.17.119) defeated Footscray (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Newton (6), T. Lloyd (2), J. Murphy (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), A. Thompson (2), R. Crow, D. Rhodes, R. Sault
Footscray: B. Round (4), G. Bisset (3), C. Pagnoccolo (2), R. McGhie

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 May 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 13,255

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 17.17.119 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 10 . 10 11 . 11 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Footscray 5 . 8 5 . 10 9 . 17 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin FOOT by 23 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 41 FITZ by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Gary Dempsey (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 11 3 4
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 3 22 0 5
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 3 22 19 3 4 0 3 2
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 2 1 22 20 2 5 0 3 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 0 2
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 3 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 2 29 29 0 2 0 5 7
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 5 2 5 3
27 Newton, Jack ? ? 6 1 8 8 0 6 0 1 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 2 3
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 3 0 3 1
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 6 0 4 7
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 3 21 17 4 11 0 4 0
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 2 0 3 2
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 1 0
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 2 1 12 10 2 2 0 3 2
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 9 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 2 13 8 5 1 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 17 288 249 39 74 35 47 46

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 3 5 24 21 3 4 0 1 2
26 Brown, Don ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 6 0 5 1
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 9 0 1 2
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 11 17 3 3
35 Lake, Bruce ? ? 0 3 12 8 4 4 0 1 2
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 0 5 4
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 2
40 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 2 0 4 2
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 1 0 5 4
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 3
36 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 2 1 17 12 5 2 0 3 2
17 Radziminski, Richard ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 4 2 2 2
14 Round, Barry ? ? 4 0 10 7 3 3 3 2 1
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 3 0 0 3
37 Skreja, Harry ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 3
28 Stillman, Les ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 1 1
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 1 28 25 3 4 0 4 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 2 3 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 18 252 207 45 65 24 46 47

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