1971 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1971 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 11 of the 1971 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, T. McGregor, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, J. Newton, G. Renwick, C. Rheinberger, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Sproule, S. Talbot, A. Wilson
Fitzroy (17.13.115) defeated Essendon (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Newton (4), J. Murphy (3), W. Irwin (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Crow, K. Murray, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, A. Ruscuklic, A. Thompson
Essendon: I. Anderson (2), D. Gross (2), G. Blethyn, B. Davis, P. Sproule, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 14 June 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,212
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 58 | FITZ by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hayes
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | McGregor, Treva | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Newton, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Rheinberger, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 324 | 264 | 60 | 102 | 37 | 38 | 40 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | 275 | 226 | 49 | 79 | 19 | 40 | 38 | |||