1975 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1975 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1975 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. In the absence of Peter Crimmins, vice-captain Don Scott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), G. Allan, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, J. Lewis, W. Linton, D. McMahon, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, R. Sault, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: P. Welsh, K. Moore, G. McCarthy
Half-back: B. Jaworskyj, P. Knights, D. Polkinghorne
Centre: K. Steel, K. Matthews, S. Trott
Half-forward: I. Scrimshaw, A. Martello, J. Hendrie
Forward: B. Rowlings, M. Moncrieff, B. Jones
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.: R. DiPierdomenico, B. Douge

Fitzroy (15.23.113) defeated Hawthorn (10.19.79).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), G. Wilson (3), G. Allan (2), C. Smith (2), J. Duckworth, W. Irwin, J. Lewis, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (5), I. Scrimshaw (3), P. Knights, L. Matthews

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 2 August 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,139

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.23.113 - 10.19.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 9 6 . 16 10 . 16 15 . 23 15 . 23 (113)
Hawthorn 2 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 10 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Margin FITZ by 11 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 34 FITZ by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Don Scott (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 3 26 21 5 3 0 3 4
40 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 3
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 1 3 17 14 3 4 13 5 4
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 2 0 3 3
43 Lewis, John ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 5 13 0 1
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 2 0 3 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 4 0 5 4
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 3 1
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 3 6 33 29 4 5 0 2 3
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 3 1
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 3 0
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 0
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 2 1 0 0
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 0 1 22 15 7 2 0 1 1
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 2 2 6 4 2 1 0 1 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 3 22 13 9 4 0 2 2
45 Weatherley, Graeme ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 3 0 1 3
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 3 20 17 3 4 0 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 23 308 226 82 54 27 42 34

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 DiPierdomenico, Robert SUB↑ ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
11 Douge, Brian SUB↑ ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
25 Hendrie, John HFFR ? 0 1 23 18 5 8 0 5 7
1 Jaworskyj, Bohdan HBFL ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 3 0
31 Jones, Bernie FPR ? 0 2 7 4 3 3 9 1 1
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 1 0 16 15 1 1 0 2 1
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 8 0 3
4 Matthews, Kelvin C↓ ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
3 Matthews, Leigh RO ? 1 2 26 22 4 5 0 2 2
21 McCarthy, Gerald BPR ? 0 0 10 6 4 5 2 1 1
6 Moncrieff, Michael FF ? 5 4 10 10 0 5 0 3 4
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFR ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 2 3
22 Rowlings, Barry FPL ? 0 3 18 18 0 1 0 2 1
23 Scott, Don (ac) RU ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 19 5 5
16 Scrimshaw, Ian HFFL ? 3 3 14 13 1 2 0 4 2
33 Steel, Kelvin WL↓ ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0 4
28 Trott, Stuart WR ? 0 2 7 6 1 1 0 1 1
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 0 1 21 19 2 4 0 2 2
12 Welsh, Peter BPL ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 19 225 190 35 45 38 34 42

B. Douge replaced K. Matthews at three-quarter-time.
R. DiPierdomenico replaced K. Steel during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Kevin Rose
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 P. Welsh 15 K. Moore 21 G. McCarthy













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



1 B. Jaworskyj 24 P. Knights 10 D. Polkinghorne













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 K. Steel 4 K. Matthews 28 S. Trott









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott (ac) 38 R. DiPierdomenico
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 11 B. Douge
16 I. Scrimshaw 14 A. Martello 25 J. Hendrie 3 L. Matthews











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 B. Rowlings 6 M. Moncrieff 31 B. Jones













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy