1976 VFL Round 9: Hawthorn v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1976 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1976 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Don Scott captained the hosts with Leigh Matthews as vice-captain. John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

Hawthorn
Back: L. Rice, K. Moore, I. Paton
Half-back: D. O'Halloran, P. Knights, I. Bremner
Centre: K. Steel, B. Rowlings, G. Ablett
Half-forward: J. Hendrie, A. Martello, D. Meagher
Forward: L. Petch, M. Moncrieff, A. Goad
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews (vice-capt.)
Sub.: B. Douge, G. McCarthy

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, L. Goonan, D. Harrington, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, G. Robertson, B. Shepherd, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

Hawthorn (18.15.123) defeated Fitzroy (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (6), L. Matthews (4), M. Tuck (3), A. Goad, A. Martello, D. Meagher, B. Rowlings, D. Scott
Fitzroy: B. Shepherd (3), G. Wilson (3), J. Murphy (2), G. Robertson (2), G. Allan, L. Goonan, W. Irwin, C. Smith

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,971

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.15.123 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 6 . 4 11 . 9 15 . 10 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 6 . 8 12 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin HWTH by 19 HWTH by 31 HWTH by 19 HWTH by 27 HWTH by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: Don Scott (Hawthorn), John Murphy (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn), Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, D. Levens

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
20 Bremner, Ian HBFR ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 2 2
11 Douge, Brian SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Goad, Alan FPR ? 1 1 21 14 7 4 0 3 5
25 Hendrie, John HFFL ? 0 0 17 13 4 8 0 0 6
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 1 4 1
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 1 1 12 11 1 3 15 2 3
3 Matthews, Leigh (vc) RO ? 4 4 32 27 5 3 0 2 4
21 McCarthy, Gerald SUB↑ ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 0
30 Meagher, Des HFFR ? 1 1 23 23 0 3 0 0 6
6 Moncrieff, Michael FF ? 6 5 12 11 1 3 0 3 1
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 1 2
8 O'Halloran, David HBFL ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 2 3
42 Paton, Ian BPR ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 2 0 4
34 Petch, Len FPL↓ ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 5 0 3
13 Rice, Leon BPL ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 0 2 1
22 Rowlings, Barry C ? 1 0 16 14 2 2 0 0 2
23 Scott, Don (c) RU ? 1 0 13 9 4 3 10 2 7
33 Steel, Kelvin WL ? 0 2 22 12 10 3 0 3 2
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 3 0 20 15 5 3 0 3 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 15 287 231 56 57 33 31 59

G. McCarthy replaced L. Petch.

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 17 4 0
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 0 0 3 2
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 0 2 9 5 4 0 4 2 0
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 6 0 6 2
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 4 5 2 2
37 Goonan, Leon ? ? 1 1 9 6 3 1 0 3 2
23 Harrington, Dan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 1 0 4 2
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 3 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 4 2
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 5 0 2 0
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 2 1 29 27 2 3 0 8 5
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 1 24 17 7 4 0 2 1
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 3
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 3 1 14 10 4 4 0 4 2
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 2 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 3 1 0 2
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 1 22 17 5 1 0 7 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 12 281 221 60 43 28 60 31

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

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






23 D. Scott (c) 11 B. Douge
19 A. Goad 6 M. Moncrieff 34 L. Petch 17 M. Tuck 21 G. McCarthy
FORWARD 3 L. Matthews (vc)

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30 D. Meagher 14 A. Martello 25 J. Hendrie



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2 G. Ablett 22 B. Rowlings 33 K. Steel FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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20 I. Bremner 24 P. Knights 8 D. O'Halloran



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42 I. Paton 15 K. Moore 13 L. Rice



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Fitzroy Coach: Kevin Rose