1973 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1973 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1973 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, C. Cruse, N. Dare, K. Hayes, W. Irwin, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, G. Noonan, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, D. Wall, G. Wilson
South Melbourne
V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, B. Davis, R. Doyle, W. Ewin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, G. Lambert, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, E. Moore, T. Obudzinski, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Fitzroy (16.8.104) defeated South Melbourne (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (4), R. Crow (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), D. Wall (2), G. Wilson (2), N. Brown, K. Hayes, G. Noonan, B. Padley
South Melbourne: N. Goss (2), G. Brice, H. McAuliffe, E. Moore, J. Pitura, J. Prentice
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 4 June 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,119
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.8.104 - 7.15.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | SMLB by 9 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 47 | FITZ by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 8 | 293 | 234 | 59 | 73 | 18 | 51 | 45 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Davis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | Ewin, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | McAuliffe, Haydn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Obudzinski, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | Stibbard, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | 240 | 202 | 38 | 58 | 24 | 45 | 51 | |||