1972 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1972 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1972 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Barry Price as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), R. Brain, J. Christou, R. Crow, N. Dare, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, G. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, H. Coles, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, D. Gott, J. Greening, B. Heard, L. Kaine, P. McKenna, I. McOrist, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, P. Stevens, L. Thompson, G. Tredrea, J. Vickery

Fitzroy (10.15.75) were defeated by Collingwood (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Serafini (4), G. Wilson (2), W. Irwin, B. McKenzie, L. Richards, D. Wall
Collingwood: I. McOrist (6), H. Coles (3), L. Thompson (2), M. Delahunty, J. Greening, P. McKenna, W. Richardson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 13 May 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 26,776

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.15.75 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 12 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Collingwood 5 . 3 7 . 4 8 . 9 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin COLL by 18 COLL by 8 FITZ by 3 COLL by 25 COLL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Barry Price (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Brain, Ray ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 4
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 16 1 4
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 2 22 21 1 8 0 2 3
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 2 1 2
4 McKenzie, Barry ? ? 1 0 9 9 0 5 10 1 1
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 2
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 4 0 0 2
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 2 22 20 2 6 0 1 5
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 0 2
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 29 23 6 9 0 6 0
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 1 0 20 13 7 12 0 2 1
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 3 3
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 3 1 0
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 4 4 10 10 0 7 0 2 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 3 23 20 3 3 0 2 3
33 Wall, David ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 6 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 2 29 22 7 6 0 8 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 15 292 235 57 88 31 39 38

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 4
36 Coles, Henry ? ? 3 0 17 16 1 4 0 3 0
7 Delahunty, Mike ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 5 0 0 0
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 2 3
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Greening, John ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 4 1 3 3
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 9 11 0 0
11 Kaine, Laurie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 4
46 McOrist, Ian ? ? 6 2 23 17 6 5 0 5 1
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 0 3
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 5 0 6 0
2 Price, Barry (vc) ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 0 3
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 4 0 0 2
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 1 28 26 2 5 0 2 4
42 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 2
44 Stevens, Paul ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 5 0 3 7
3 Thompson, Len ? ? 2 0 18 15 3 5 23 6 1
24 Tredrea, Gary ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 4 0 2 2
20 Vickery, John ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 1 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 10 281 232 49 69 35 38 39

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