1975 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1975 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1975 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 97.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
John Murphy
Vice-Captain:
Warwick Irwin
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Graeme | #27 | 15 | 17 | R06-11, R13-15, R17-22 |
| Appleton, Rod | #2 | 5 | 2 | R01-04, R07 |
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R10 |
| Carter, Rod | #40 | 18 | 0 | R01-15, R18-20 |
| Christou, Jim | #20 | 9 | 7 | R03-06, R08-09, R11-13 |
| Christou, John | #41 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Clifton, Jeff | #18 | 8 | 0 | R09-11, R13-14, R16, R21-22 |
| Duckworth, John | #17 | 18 | 14 | R03-05, R08-22 |
| Dwyer, Lex | #42 | 4 | 2 | R12-14, R16 |
| Farnham, Dean | #32 | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 |
| Formosa, John | #16 | 3 | 0 | R06-07, R12 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 21 | 26 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Lewis, John | #43 | 10 | 5 | R11, R14-22 |
| Linton, Wayne | #30 | 20 | 4 | R01-05, R08-22 |
| Lloyd, Trevor | #28 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Lorenzini, John | #44 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Lukas, Andrew | #34 | 7 | 1 | R01, R06-09, R16, R22 |
| McCulloch, Ian | #6 | 14 | 2 | R02-03, R08-09, R11-17, R19-21 |
| McGuinness, Ian | #48 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 20 | 5 | R01-03, R06-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 16 | 2 | R01-15, R17 |
| Miller, Ian | #3 | 21 | 11 | R01-21 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 13 | 27 | R01-05, R10, R12, R17-22 |
| O'Keeffe, Kevin | #11 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Robertson, Glenn | #26 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R16-17, R21 |
| Ruscuklic, Peter | #13 | 8 | 17 | R03-09, R22 |
| Sault, Ray | #12 | 12 | 0 | R10-21 |
| Searl, Doug | #4 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Serafini, Renato | #10 | 18 | 34 | R02, R04-15, R18-22 |
| Shepherd, Bob | #1 | 16 | 11 | R04-11, R15-22 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #31 | 5 | 1 | R12-14, R18, R22 |
| Smith, Chris | #35, #8 | 22 | 32 | R01-22 |
| Taylor, Neville | #9 | 6 | 1 | R10, R13, R15, R19-20, R22 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Wall, David | #33 | 11 | 16 | R01-09, R12, R15 |
| Weatherley, Graeme | #45 | 12 | 14 | R05-06, R10, R14-22 |
| Whitford, Don | #15 | 8 | 2 | R04-07, R11, R16-18 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 10 | 22 | R01-03, R16-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Kevin | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1975 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 12/04/1975 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 33 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 19/04/1975 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 26/04/1975 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 30 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 03/05/1975 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 10/05/1975 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 8 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 17/05/1975 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 40 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 24/05/1975 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 13 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 31/05/1975 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 07/06/1975 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 16/06/1975 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 21/06/1975 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 28/06/1975 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 13 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 05/07/1975 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Kevin Rose | unknown |
| 12/07/1975 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 19/07/1975 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 38 | Kevin Rose | Warwick Irwin |
| 26/07/1975 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 31 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 02/08/1975 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 34 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 09/08/1975 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 17 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 16/08/1975 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 23/08/1975 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 30/08/1975 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |