1975 VFL Round 20: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1975 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1975 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), G. Allan, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, J. Lewis, W. Linton, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, R. Sault, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, N. Taylor, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley, G. Wilson
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, D. Clark, H. Coles, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, R. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, T. Wilkins
Fitzroy (13.22.100) defeated Melbourne (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Duckworth (3), J. Murphy (2), R. Serafini (2), B. Shepherd (2), G. Weatherley (2), W. Irwin, I. McCulloch
Melbourne: F. Giampaolo (3), C. Ditterich (2), G. Hardeman (2), G. Wells (2), S. Alves, H. Coles, P. Keenan, T. Wilkins
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,181
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 22 | 13 | . | 22 | (100) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(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 | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Lewis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 45 | Weatherley, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 22 | 259 | 207 | 52 | 68 | 22 | 44 | 37 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Carroll, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 232 | 185 | 47 | 63 | 9 | 37 | 44 | |||