1975 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1975 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1975 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Warwick Irwin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, D. Clark, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Guy, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells

Fitzroy
W. Irwin (capt.), G. Allan, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Clifton, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, 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

Melbourne (18.15.123) defeated Fitzroy (17.10.112).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Baker (4), R. Brewer (4), S. Alves (2), C. Ditterich (2), R. Flower (2), G. Wells (2), M. Lyons, S. Smith
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (4), D. Searl (3), R. Serafini (3), D. Wall (3), I. Miller (2), K. O'Keeffe, B. Shepherd

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 May 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,244

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.15.123 - 17.10.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7 . 3 9 . 8 11 . 12 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 7 . 5 16 . 5 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Margin MELB by 31 MELB by 15 FITZ by 23 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 2 1 24 19 5 2 ? 3 3
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 4 2 11 9 2 8 ? 2 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 ? 2 1
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 4 2 12 9 3 5 ? 2 3
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 ? 2 1
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 2 ? 0 2
24 Delmenico, Wayne ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 ? 0 3
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 2 0 20 10 10 4 ? 1 4
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 2 0 20 17 3 6 ? 1 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 ? 1 0
26 Guy, Gary ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 0 ? 1 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 27 15 12 4 ? 3 1
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 ? 3 0
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 6 ? 2 2
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 1 2 18 11 7 2 ? 2 1
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 ? 2 4
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 8 ? 0 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 ? 2 3
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 3 25 22 3 4 ? 6 5
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 18 15 282 219 63 64 0+ 35 41

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 1 ? 5 3
40 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 ? 5 2
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
18 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 0 ? 0 2
7 Irwin, Warwick (ac) ? ? 4 0 32 24 8 4 ? 2 3
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 2 ? 3 1
34 Lukas, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 5 ? 1 2
6 McCulloch, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 3 8 3 ? 1 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 3 ? 2 3
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 ? 1 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 2 0 23 18 5 2 ? 4 1
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 1 1 20 11 9 3 ? 1 2
13 Ruscuklic, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 ? 2 1
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 3 1 15 9 6 7 ? 1 1
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 3 1 13 11 2 5 ? 1 1
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 1 1 25 19 6 2 ? 4 5
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 ? 0 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 26 19 7 5 ? 4 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 3 2 21 16 5 5 ? 4 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 10 315 220 95 57 0+ 41 35

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