1971 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1971 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1971 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), R. Biffin, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, D. Clark, R. Dillon, J. Gallus, B. Hodges, P. Keenan, G. Lawrie, R. McKenzie, S. McSpeerin, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, J. Tilbrook, J. Townsend, P. Weekes, G. Wells

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, T. McGregor, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, B. Padley, G. Renwick, C. Rheinberger, D. Rhodes, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, R. Sault, D. Searl, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall

Melbourne (4.10.34) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Callery (2), L. Burgmann, J. Tilbrook
Fitzroy: R. Sault (2), W. Irwin, B. Padley, G. Renwick, A. Ruscuklic, D. Wall

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 17 July 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 20,013

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 4.10.34 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 7 2 . 8 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Fitzroy 2 . 4 4 . 4 5 . 6 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 4 0 1 0
10 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 1 21 20 1 7 0 4 4
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 1 29 23 6 4 0 3 3
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 9 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0
5 Gallus, John ? ? 0 2 11 11 0 5 8 2 2
32 Hodges, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 5 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 3 18 0 0
43 Lawrie, Gordon ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 1 1 3
2 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 3 6
50 McSpeerin, Shane ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 5 0 5 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 1 1 3
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 0 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 8 0 6 3
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 8 0 1 0
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 1 2 6 4 2 0 0 2 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 0 26 17 9 5 0 2 4
25 Weekes, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 0 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 4 10 275 228 47 77 29 47 46

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 0 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 21 2 5
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 1 27 24 3 3 0 7 2
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 2 0 3 3
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 8 2 0
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 0
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 4 1 4 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 2 3 4 5
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 3 0 3 6
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 5 1 2 3
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 1 5
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 25 24 1 4 0 3 2
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 2 2
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 2 14 9 5 5 3 1 2
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 2 0 19 11 8 4 0 0 2
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 2 0 3 2
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 4 3
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 1 1 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 7 297 244 53 52 38 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