1971 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1971 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 19 of the 1971 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

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

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), R. Ball, P. Bedford, G. Brice, P. Brown, B. Davis, R. Doyle, D. Droscher, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, J. Haines, R. Hay, S. Hoffman, H. McAuliffe, R. McHenry, J. Murphy, J. Pitura, J. Rantall, W. Walsh, F. Way

Fitzroy (11.17.83) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Crow (3), N. Brown (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), J. Murphy, B. Padley, L. Richards, A. Thompson
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (2), G. Brice (2), B. Skilton (2), F. Way (2)

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 8,253

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.17.83 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 8 6 . 8 10 . 14 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 6 7 . 9 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin FITZ by 24 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Norm Smith (South Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Bob Skilton (South 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 ? ? 2 2 19 16 3 13 12 0 2
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 3 0 13 11 2 4 12 1 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 2 27 24 3 2 0 4 1
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 0 2 1
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 4 0 1 4
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 2
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 3 3
5 Murphy, John ? ? 1 2 25 23 2 7 0 4 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 1 2 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 3 0 3 5
37 Renwick, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 2 2
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 4 1 1 1
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 1 2
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 4 20 16 4 13 0 2 3
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 2 30 21 9 6 1 4 2
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 9 0 2 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 2 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 2 9 7 2 6 0 0 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 17 325 269 56 97 27 35 36

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 1 4
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 2 2 26 16 10 3 0 3 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 2 1 17 12 5 1 0 4 2
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 6 0 0 0
37 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 2 2
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 2 8 3 3
15 Droscher, David ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 0
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 0 2 1
50 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 0 2
1 Haines, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 6 0 3 3
44 Hay, Robert ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 2 1
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 1 0 1 5
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 2 0 3 1
36 McHenry, Russell ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 2 20 15 5 2 0 3 1
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 2 0 2 1
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 0 1 4
30 Way, Fred ? ? 2 0 13 7 6 3 20 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 10 271 213 58 51 28 36 35

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