1975 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1975 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 13 of the 1975 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Warwick Irwin captained the hosts.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Fitzroy
W. Irwin (capt.), G. Allan, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Clifton, J. Duckworth, L. Dwyer, W. Linton, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, R. Sault, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, N. Taylor, A. Thompson
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, A. Gallagher, J. Gieschen, I. Morrison, G. Parke, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler
Fitzroy (11.10.76) were defeated by Footscray (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Smith (4), G. Allan, W. Linton, I. McCulloch, I. Miller, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair
Footscray: B. Quinlan (4), K. Templeton (3), A. Gallagher (2), D. Collins, G. Parke, T. Wheeler
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
11,832
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| 42 | Dwyer, Lex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | 264 | 208 | 56 | 52 | 0+ | 35 | 36 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ? | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 301 | 240 | 61 | 64 | 0+ | 36 | 35 | |||