1976 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 10 April 1976 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1976 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, R. Sault, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

St Kilda
I. Baker, T. Barker, N. Besanko, J. Bonney, B. Breen, P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, M. Greene, R. Hunt, W. Judson, B. Lawrence, G. Lofts, B. Mildenhall, R. Muir, K. Neale, J. Sarau, G. Young

Fitzroy (14.17.101) were defeated by St Kilda (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (4), G. Allan (2), I. Miller (2), C. Smith (2), G. Wilson (2), B. Beecroft, G. Robertson
St Kilda: G. Young (8), J. Sarau (2), P. Callery, C. Carter, G. Colling, R. Hunt, K. Neale

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 10 April 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 15,682

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by St Kilda
Score: 14.17.101 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 7 . 5 11 . 8 13 . 10 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
St Kilda 4 . 4 8 . 7 14 . 10 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin FITZ by 19 FITZ by 19 STKL by 6 STKL by 4 STKL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Quinn, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 14 5 2
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 3 24 16 8 3 2 1 4
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 4 13 11 2 9 10 0 0
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 2 9 8 1 3 7 1 4
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 1 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 27 23 4 9 0 2 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 2 2
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 2 1 27 21 6 7 1 5 5
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 4 3 14 11 3 2 0 2 0
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 3 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 1
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 5 0 2 2
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 2 0
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 11 0 1 7
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 0
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 2 19 17 2 7 0 2 2
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 1 31 22 9 5 0 8 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 17 274 217 57 76 37 38 38

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
25 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 0
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 1 2 1
1 Bonney, John ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 4
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 7 0 4 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 1 3 28 21 7 2 0 1 4
26 Carter, Colin ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 1 0 5 2
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 5 2 4 2
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 0 1 23 20 3 7 0 2 1
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 1 0
6 Greene, Mark ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 1
2 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 10 0 3 3
42 Judson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 0
5 Lawrence, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 2 1
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 5 0 0 3
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 4 0 0 3
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 5 0 4 3
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 1 0 8 3 5 2 5 1 6
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 2 0 26 18 8 8 18 6 1
27 Young, George ? ? 8 3 15 13 2 9 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 299 234 65 75 26 38 38

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