1975 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1975 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1975 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Warwick Irwin captained the hosts.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Fitzroy
W. Irwin (capt.), G. Allan, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, J. Lorenzini, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, P. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Browning, R. Cook, W. Ewin, T. Franklin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, D. Pagan, B. Roberts, G. Teasdale, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Fitzroy (13.13.91) defeated South Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: I. Miller (3), W. Irwin (2), P. Ruscuklic (2), R. Serafini (2), G. Allan, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall
South Melbourne: N. Goss (4), P. Bedford (3), S. Hoffman (2), I. Thomson (2)
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,010
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.13.91 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Lorenzini, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 11 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 6 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 287 | 225 | 62 | 78 | 0+ | 42 | 39 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Ewin, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Franklin, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 273 | 224 | 49 | 59 | 0+ | 41 | 42 | |||