1973 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1973 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1973 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
John Murphy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, J. Clifton, P. Cranage, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, K. Foley, D. Gott, B. Heard, R. Hyde, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, G. Reichman, M. Richardson, D. Salmon
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, R. Brain, N. Brown, N. Dare, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, K. Murray, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Collingwood (15.13.103) defeated Fitzroy (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (5), R. Oborne (3), D. Gott (2), B. Heard (2), G. Reichman (2), B. Price
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), G. Wilson (3), A. Ruscuklic (2), G. Renwick, L. Richards
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,822
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
15.13.103 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 12 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Foley, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Reichman, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 279 | 237 | 42 | 88 | 31 | 49 | 55 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Brain, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 277 | 217 | 60 | 70 | 20 | 55 | 49 | |||