1971 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1971 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 17 of the 1971 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.

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

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), R. Adams, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, P. Evans, T. Evans, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, D. Harris, J. Kline, G. Linke, I. Nankervis, S. Palfreyman, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, M. Woolnough, W. Yates

Fitzroy (20.19.139) defeated Geelong (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (6), B. Padley (3), D. Wall (3), A. Ruscuklic (2), M. Andrews, W. Irwin, S. Molloy, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Robertson
Geelong: D. Clarke (3), B. Ryan (3), H. Strahan (3), W. Closter (2)

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 24 July 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 8,899

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 20.19.139 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 9 9 . 10 13 . 15 20 . 19 20 . 19 (139)
Geelong 4 . 1 6 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 63 FITZ by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Bill McMaster (Geelong)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 1 1 19 17 2 9 0 1 3
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 10 14 3 3
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 15 1 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 3 22 18 4 7 0 0 1
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 0 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 6 4
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 4 0 3 4
5 Murphy, John ? ? 6 3 31 27 4 7 0 8 3
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 3 1 2 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 3 2 22 18 4 3 0 3 0
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 8 0 1 5
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 1 0 24 22 2 7 0 7 1
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 1 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 4
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 4 24 18 6 12 2 0 4
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 7 0 2 1
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 0 1 4
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 2 4
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 3 4 14 11 3 6 0 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 19 314 256 58 99 32 45 50

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Adams, Robert ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 12 3 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 3 4 22 22 0 8 0 2 4
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 2 2 19 19 0 2 0 6 0
5 Evans, Phil ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 2 1
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 5 0 2 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 6 2
24 Gilmore, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 2 3
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 1 25 21 4 5 0 1 1
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 1 0 5 3
36 Kline, Jeff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 5 0 2 4
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 2 0 3 1
2 Palfreyman, Stewart ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 4 0 1 6
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 3 2 16 12 4 8 0 4 6
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 4 6
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 1 2
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 3 0 12 12 0 5 0 3 1
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 5 1 4 1
39 Yates, Warwick ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 245 213 32 58 17 52 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