1975 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1975 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1975 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Murray Weideman.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Appleton, G. Austen, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, P. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), A. Atkinson, M. Browne, P. Carman, H. Coles, P. Cranage, R. Dean, J. Dellamarta, K. Foley, W. Gordon, D. Gott, B. Heard, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, P. Manassa, P. Moore, B. Picken, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, G. Shephard

Fitzroy (12.13.85) were defeated by Collingwood (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (3), W. Irwin (2), J. Murphy (2), P. Ruscuklic (2), J. Christou, C. Smith, A. Thompson
Collingwood: P. Carman (6), H. Coles, A. Ireland, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 19 April 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,626

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 12.13.85 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 8 . 3 10 . 5 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Collingwood 4 . 4 5 . 5 10 . 12 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin COLL by 19 FITZ by 16 COLL by 7 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy), unknown (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Appleton, Rod ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 2 ? 1 2
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 2 4
40 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 4 ? 3 1
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 1 ? 0 0
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 8 ? 4 0
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 2 3 29 18 11 4 ? 3 3
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 2 ? 4 0
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 2 ? 3 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 ? 0 0
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 2 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 2 18 11 7 4 ? 1 1
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 2 3 30 27 3 5 ? 4 3
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 ? 2 2
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 0 ? 4 3
13 Ruscuklic, Peter ? ? 2 1 7 4 3 1 ? 2 3
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 7 ? 3 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 ? 2 0
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 0 ? 1 3
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 3 ? 1 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 0 21 15 6 1 ? 5 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 13 297 212 85 47 0+ 47 31

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 ? 1 3
32 Browne, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 5 ? 0 1
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 6 3 20 16 4 12 ? 2 2
37 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 2 12 12 0 2 ? 2 1
19 Cranage, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 4 ? 0 2
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 ? 1 1
33 Dellamarta, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 ? 1 3
35 Foley, Kerry ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 ? 1 1
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 2 ? 0 4
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 8 ? 3 3
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 1 11 10 1 4 ? 3 2
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 ? 1 1
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 2 ? 1 2
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 1 0
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 1 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 1 3 6 6 0 4 ? 1 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 3 ? 4 3
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 0 22 21 1 4 ? 5 5
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 1 2 20 19 1 3 ? 2 6
7 Shephard, Graeme ? ? 0 1 18 17 1 7 ? 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 15 245 216 29 75 0+ 31 47

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