1972 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1972 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 9 of the 1972 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Christou, R. Crow, J. Formosa, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, I. McCulloch, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Thompson, D. Wall
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, P. Cloke, R. Dean, G. Hollick, M. Keane, E. Leech, C. McKellar, R. McLean, M. McMillan, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, B. Wood
Fitzroy (12.25.97) were defeated by Richmond (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Crow (4), A. Ruscuklic (3), A. Thompson (2), I. McCulloch, B. Padley, R. Serafini
Richmond: N. Balme (4), R. Hart (3), R. McLean (3), K. Bartlett (2), G. Hollick (2), M. McMillan, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
21,753
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 25 | 12 | . | 25 | (97) |
| Richmond | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | RICH by 33 | FITZ by 6 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Formosa, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 25 | 307 | 245 | 62 | 79 | 27 | 54 | 36 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 41 | Cloke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Hollick, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 237 | 208 | 29 | 54 | 25 | 36 | 54 | |||