1975 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1975 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 1 of the 1975 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Royce Hart captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Appleton, G. Austen, R. Carter, D. Farnham, W. Linton, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, G. Betts, N. Carter, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, M. Keane, E. Leech, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, B. Monteath, K. Morris, B. Roberts, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Fitzroy (14.14.98) were defeated by Richmond (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (4), D. McMahon (3), I. Miller (2), J. Murphy (2), W. Irwin, H. Merrigan, D. Wall
Richmond: D. Thorpe (4), N. Balme (2), D. Cloke (2), N. Roberts (2), D. Cumming, R. Hart, C. McKellar, K. Sheedy, W. Walsh
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 5 April 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,442
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Appleton, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 287 | 227 | 60 | 51 | 0+ | 49 | 28 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 1 | ? | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 265 | 194 | 71 | 45 | 0+ | 28 | 49 | |||