1974 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1974 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 21 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, R. Carter, D. Farnham, W. Irwin, W. Linton, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, L. Robertson, A. Thompson, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, B. Barham, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. McMullin, G. Osborne, M. Power, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, P. Williamson
Fitzroy (14.16.100) were defeated by Melbourne (20.13.133).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (4), G. Austen (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Wilson (2), W. Linton, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Richards
Melbourne: G. Wells (4), B. Barham (3), R. Brewer (3), G. Baker (2), F. Giampaolo (2), S. Smith (2), C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, N. McMullin, G. Osborne
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,803
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 13 | (133) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | ? | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 294 | 216 | 78 | 61 | 0+ | 44 | 34 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Barham, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | McMullin, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Power, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 5 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 13 | 259 | 210 | 49 | 66 | 0+ | 34 | 44 | |||