1974 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1974 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1974 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, M. Collins, W. Delmenico, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, P. Slade, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson, G. Wood
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, N. Dare, D. Harrington, W. Irwin, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, G. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, A. Thompson, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Melbourne (19.10.124) defeated Fitzroy (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (5), P. Williamson (5), R. Flower (3), S. Smith (2), S. Alves, G. Baker, G. Wells, G. Wood
Fitzroy: D. Searl (3), D. Wall (3), R. Serafini (2), I. McCulloch, J. Murphy, L. Richards, A. Thompson, D. Whitford
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,414
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 15 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Slade, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | ? | 5 | 6 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Wood, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 10 | 298 | 224 | 74 | 62 | 0+ | 38 | 47 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Harrington, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | ? | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 291 | 219 | 72 | 56 | 0+ | 49 | 37 | |||