1974 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 April 1974 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 2 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
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
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, C. Cruse, N. Dare, J. Duckworth, D. Farnham, W. Irwin, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, D. Searl, R. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), F. Bourke, M. Brown, N. Carter, D. Clay, D. Cloke, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, K. Morris, S. Rae, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Fitzroy (9.13.67) were defeated by Richmond (15.26.116).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (4), N. Dare, D. Farnham, J. Murphy, L. Richards, D. Searl
Richmond: R. Hart (3), I. Stewart (3), K. Bartlett (2), M. Brown, N. Carter, M. Green, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,040
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Richmond | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 23 | 15 | . | 26 | 15 | . | 26 | (116) |
| Margin | RICH by 57 | RICH by 47 | RICH by 74 | RICH by 49 | RICH by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 9 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | 273 | 215 | 58 | 49 | 0+ | 40 | 29 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Brown, Mal | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ? | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 26 | 288 | 218 | 70 | 42 | 0+ | 30 | 40 | |||