1974 VFL Round 22: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1974 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 22 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
Sam Newman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, G. Booth, R. Carter, D. Farnham, W. Irwin, W. Linton, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, R. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Barkley, R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Browne, D. Clarke, G. Davidson, H. Davis, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, M. Woolnough
Fitzroy (15.11.101) were defeated by Geelong (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (3), J. Murphy (3), L. Richards (2), G. Wilson (2), G. Austen, D. Farnham, I. McCulloch, B. Padley, D. Wall
Geelong: D. Barkley (4), P. Sarah (3), D. Clarke (2), R. Hunt (2), I. Nankervis (2), R. Blake, R. Browne, K. Newland, P. Stevens
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,812
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | FITZ by 11 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Sam Newman
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Booth, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 7 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | 299 | 216 | 83 | 60 | 0+ | 40 | 33 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Browne, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 9 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | 293 | 210 | 83 | 69 | 0+ | 33 | 40 | |||