1973 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1973 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 19 of the 1973 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, C. Cruse, N. Dare, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, D. Searl, R. Serafini, C. Smith, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, G. Beck, G. Bisset, M. Browne, J. Clifton, P. Cranage, R. Dean, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, B. Heard, R. Kink, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Wearmouth

Fitzroy (10.19.79) were defeated by Collingwood (19.10.124).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Richards (3), W. Irwin (2), K. O'Keeffe (2), D. Searl, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Collingwood: B. Heard (4), R. Dunne (2), G. Dunstan (2), R. Kink (2), M. Richardson (2), W. Richardson (2), L. Thompson (2), G. Beck, G. Bisset, D. O'Callaghan

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 11 August 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 19,103

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.19.79 - 19.10.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 5 2 . 11 7 . 13 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Collingwood 3 . 2 6 . 4 10 . 7 19 . 10 19 . 10 (124)
Margin COLL by 3 COLL by 17 COLL by 12 COLL by 45 COLL by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 4 2 1
39 Cruse, Colin ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 3 1
2 Dare, Norm ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 2 0
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 2 0 1 1
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
34 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 2 0
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 8 3 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 2 26 21 5 9 0 6 4
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 5 0
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 0 4 30 28 2 6 0 3 3
1 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 1 0
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 2 0 2 4
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 3 2
15 Rhodes, David ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 0 1
8 Richards, Laurie ? ? 3 3 20 12 8 11 0 0 3
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 2 0 1 1
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 0 0 1 1
35 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 3 1
9 Wall, David ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 4 0 3 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 2 21 18 3 2 0 3 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 19 270 217 53 60 12 44 30

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 0 1 3
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 8 0 1 3
53 Beck, Greg ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1
4 Bisset, George ? ? 1 1 37 26 11 9 0 1 0
32 Browne, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 5 0
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 4
19 Cranage, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 5 0 0 2
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 28 20 8 13 0 2 1
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 2 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 4
9 Dunstan, Graeme ? ? 2 4 9 7 2 3 0 0 2
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 4 1 8 6 2 6 8 1 4
45 Kink, Rene ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 4 0 0 2
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 0 2 20 15 5 9 0 1 1
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 1
3 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 3 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 2 1 26 24 2 5 0 1 3
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 2 0 26 22 4 8 0 1 7
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 33 19 14 6 0 6 0
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 10 22 2 2
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 10 326 256 70 108 30 30 44

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