1976 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1976 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1976 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. John Murphy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

Geelong
D. Armour, D. Barkley, R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, H. Davis, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, D. Manson, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough

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

Geelong (19.12.126) defeated Fitzroy (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Barkley (6), K. Sheehan (4), T. Bright (2), L. Donohue (2), G. Landy (2), P. Sarah (2), M. Browne
Fitzroy: R. Serafini (3), G. Allan (2), G. Austen (2), G. Wilson (2), B. Beecroft, B. Brown, L. Dwyer, G. Robertson

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 24 April 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,244

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 19.12.126 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 10 . 5 15 . 9 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Fitzroy 1 . 4 4 . 6 8 . 10 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin GEEL by 11 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 41 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), John Murphy (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, D. Levens

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
28 Armour, David ? ? 0 2 4 4 0 3 0 0 1
5 Barkley, David ? ? 6 0 15 11 4 7 0 1 1
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 12 0 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 1 14 10 4 7 0 1 1
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 0 22 16 6 6 0 4 2
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 4 0 2 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 27 22 5 8 0 3 0
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 2 2
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 5 3 1 7
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 8 0 2 3
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 5 0
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 2 1 13 10 3 3 0 1 2
6 Manson, David ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 8 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 2 2
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 1 2
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 4 25 23 2 5 0 3 3
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 4 2 19 16 3 5 0 2 3
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 1 3 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 12 324 253 71 98 24 38 38

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 7 16 5 1
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 1 26 20 6 2 0 3 3
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 11 14 1 1
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 4
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 1 4 18 15 3 3 0 1 2
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 1 5 0
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 1 6
42 Dwyer, Lex ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 0 0 1 1
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 3 0 2 1
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 7 0 3 3
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 1
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 9 0 3 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 3 0 2 1
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 3 0 1 1
12 Sault, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 2 2
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 3 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 3
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 2 0 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 8 0 3 3
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 7 0 1 3
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 2 24 16 8 6 0 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 13 305 230 75 81 33 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