1974 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1974 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1974 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts with Laurie Richards as vice-captain. Peter Crimmins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, G. Booth, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, D. Farnham, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, S. Molloy, K. Murray, G. Noonan, B. Padley, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, N. Taylor, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: B. Douge, K. Heath, B. Stevenson
Half-back: L. Rice, P. Knights, B. Jaworskyj
Centre: D. Meagher, K. Matthews, G. Ablett
Half-forward: J. Hendrie, A. Martello, R. Wilkinson
Forward: G. McCarthy, M. Moncrieff, M. Zemski
Follower: D. Scott, M. Tuck, P. Crimmins (capt.)
Sub.: A. Goad, B. Jones

Fitzroy (18.16.124) defeated Hawthorn (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (6), J. Duckworth (2), W. Irwin (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Noonan (2), A. Sinclair (2), G. Austen, B. Padley
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (6), P. Crimmins (2), D. Scott (2), G. Ablett, B. Stevenson, R. Wilkinson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 11 May 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,588

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 18.16.124 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 7 . 10 10 . 13 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Hawthorn 3 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 13 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin FITZ by 5 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Peter Crimmins (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Laurie Richards (Fitzroy), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 4 ? 0 1
24 Booth, Greg ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 1 ? 2 1
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 2 0 2 2 0 2 ? 0 1
32 Farnham, Dean ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 ? 0 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 2 3 28 18 10 3 ? 3 2
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 ? 1 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 ? 2 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 30 23 7 10 ? 1 1
22 Molloy, Shane ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 4 ? 2 0
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 2 3 26 22 4 6 ? 7 4
1 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 4 ? 4 1
30 Noonan, Gerry ? ? 2 1 17 10 7 1 ? 1 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 1 ? 0 1
8 Richards, Laurie (vc) ? ? 0 3 19 12 7 6 ? 2 2
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 2 0 11 9 2 4 ? 3 2
35 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 ? 0 1
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 ? 2 1
9 Wall, David ? ? 0 3 16 13 3 4 ? 1 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 6 1 36 24 12 7 ? 6 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 16 340 242 98 71 0+ 37 27

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 1 1 21 18 3 2 ? 1 1
5 Crimmins, Peter (c) RO ? 2 1 21 20 1 4 ? 1 1
11 Douge, Brian BPL ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 ? 1 2
19 Goad, Alan SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
8 Heath, Kevin FB ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 ? 3 0
25 Hendrie, John HFFL ? 0 3 28 25 3 15 ? 1 4
1 Jaworskyj, Bohdan HBFR ? 0 0 8 5 3 4 ? 0 2
31 Jones, Bernie SUB↑ ? 0 0 3 3 0 4 ? 0 2
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 ? 2 0
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 ? 2 1
4 Matthews, Kelvin C ? 0 1 21 15 6 11 ? 3 2
21 McCarthy, Gerald FPL↓ ? 0 0 6 0 6 2 ? 1 5
30 Meagher, Des WL ? 0 1 13 12 1 4 ? 0 4
6 Moncrieff, Michael FF ? 6 4 10 10 0 6 ? 1 3
13 Rice, Leon HBFL ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 ? 0 3
23 Scott, Don RU ? 2 0 11 7 4 3 ? 4 2
12 Stevenson, Bruce BPR ? 1 1 12 9 3 5 ? 1 2
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 0 0 23 21 2 5 ? 4 0
9 Wilkinson, Robert HFFR ? 1 0 11 6 5 0 ? 1 0
10 Zemski, Michael FPR ? 0 3 21 18 3 4 ? 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 16 264 213 51 83 0+ 27 37

B. Jones replaced G. McCarthy at quarter-time.

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Graham Donaldson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
11 B. Douge 8 K. Heath 12 B. Stevenson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



13 L. Rice 24 P. Knights 1 B. Jaworskyj













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 D. Meagher 4 K. Matthews 2 G. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott 19 A. Goad
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 31 B. Jones
25 J. Hendrie 14 A. Martello 9 R. Wilkinson 5 P. Crimmins (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



21 G. McCarthy 6 M. Moncrieff 10 M. Zemski













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy