1974 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1974 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 18 of the 1974 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Laurie Richards captained the hosts. Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Fitzroy
L. Richards (capt.), G. Austen, J. Christou, D. Farnham, W. Irwin, W. Linton, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. Murray, B. Padley, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, D. Searl, D. Wall, G. Weatherley, G. Wilson

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, D. Collins, M. Cross, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, S. Magee, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh

Fitzroy (9.16.70) were defeated by Footscray (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Wall (3), D. Searl (2), G. Weatherley (2), D. McMahon, G. Robertson
Footscray: P. Welsh (4), D. Collins (3), R. Huppatz (2), B. Quinlan (2), A. Stoneham (2), G. Parke

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 August 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,552

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 9.16.70 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 6 3 . 9 8 . 14 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Footscray 1 . 4 3 . 6 9 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 3 FITZ by 2 FOOT by 23 FOOT by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Donaldson (Fitzroy), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: Laurie Richards (Fitzroy), Laurie Sandilands (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 4 ? 0 1
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 0 2 7 4 3 0 ? 2 2
32 Farnham, Dean ? ? 0 2 18 9 9 5 ? 6 3
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 1 33 24 9 8 ? 5 0
48 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 4 ? 1 1
28 Lloyd, Trevor ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 ? 2 2
34 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 ? 1 1
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 4 ? 3 6
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 2 14 10 4 2 ? 2 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 ? 2 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 ? 2 2
1 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 4 ? 1 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
8 Richards, Laurie (ac) ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 3 ? 2 2
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 1 0 21 12 9 3 ? 1 4
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 ? 0 0
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 2 ? 0 0
9 Wall, David ? ? 3 4 12 10 2 6 ? 2 2
45 Weatherley, Graeme ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 3 ? 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 3 ? 7 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 16 295 213 82 66 0+ 41 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 ? 0 0
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 ? 1 1
22 Collins, Dennis ? ? 3 2 19 15 4 3 ? 2 2
46 Cross, Mark ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 0 ? 2 5
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 ? 1 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 ? 3 3
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 0 ? 0 0
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 2 1 33 24 9 3 ? 2 5
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 1 28 22 6 4 ? 3 2
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 ? 0 1
39 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 ? 1 3
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 2 13 9 4 5 ? 2 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 6 ? 2 3
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 1 ? 2 2
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 8 ? 5 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 4 ? 1 3
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 0 1 21 12 9 7 ? 2 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 2 0 25 19 6 2 ? 3 3
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 ? 0 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 4 0 11 8 3 5 ? 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 9 322 227 95 64 0+ 34 41

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