1976 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1976 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1976 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Fitzroy
R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Brown, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, D. McMahon, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, P. Ruscuklic, R. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Johnston, P. Keays, C. McKellar, R. Smith, S. Smith, G. Wells, M. Wingate

Fitzroy (15.13.103) were defeated by Melbourne (17.13.115).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Serafini (6), G. Allan (2), I. Miller (2), P. Ruscuklic (2), J. Christou, W. Linton, D. Whitford
Melbourne: S. Alves (3), H. Coles (3), S. Fitzsimmons (3), R. Brewer (2), G. Wells (2), G. Hardeman, P. Johnston, C. McKellar, S. Smith

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 11,131

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 15.13.103 - 17.13.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 4 . 7 11 . 10 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Melbourne 2 . 5 10 . 7 14 . 11 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 36 MELB by 19 MELB by 12 MELB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Stan Alves (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 12 3 2
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 2 28 22 6 1 0 2 4
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 9 3 2
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 3
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 3 3
20 Christou, Jim ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 4 0 4 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 3 1 5 4
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 4 0 4 4
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 6 0 3 4
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 3 1
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 1 23 16 7 2 0 2 2
13 Ruscuklic, Peter ? ? 2 3 10 10 0 4 0 2 3
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 6 1 14 12 2 11 1 0 2
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 8 5 0 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 4 2 0 0
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 3 3
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 5 0 2 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 2 24 13 11 1 0 4 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 13 282 211 71 64 30 45 48

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 3 0 17 13 4 5 0 4 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 1
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 4 0 2 2
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 2 1
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 3 1 16 11 5 0 0 2 5
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 0 0 4 2
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 3 2 24 18 6 7 0 2 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 3
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 3
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 5 3
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 2 20 12 8 6 0 1 5
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 4 0 1 0
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 5 3
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 1 4 2 2 0 6 1 1
7 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 6 3
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 1 14 14 0 9 11 0 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 2 29 21 8 5 0 7 5
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 13 251 198 53 57 17 48 45

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