1975 VFL Round 22: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1975 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 22 of the 1975 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at VFL Park.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Sam Newman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), G. Allan, J. Clifton, J. Duckworth, J. Lewis, W. Linton, A. Lukas, D. McMahon, K. O'Keeffe, P. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, N. Taylor, A. Thompson, G. Weatherley, G. Wilson
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Armour, W. Closter, B. Cousins, H. Davis, R. Deeath, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Lewtas, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, J. Preen, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
Fitzroy (14.9.93) were defeated by Geelong (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Serafini (4), G. Wilson (4), P. Ruscuklic (2), A. Thompson (2), N. Taylor, G. Weatherley
Geelong: P. Sarah (7), L. Donohue (4), G. Landy (3), I. Nankervis (2), D. Armour, J. Preen
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
11,095
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Sam Newman
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Lewis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Weatherley, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | 292 | 220 | 72 | 75 | 28 | 47 | 26 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Armour, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Deeath, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Lewtas, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Preen, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 346 | 244 | 102 | 125 | 31 | 26 | 47 | |||