1976 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1976 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 10 of the 1976 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, R. Carter, G. Chapman, J. Duckworth, L. Goonan, D. Harrington, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, G. Robertson, D. Searl, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, G. Gingell, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy (12.15.87) were defeated by Footscray (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), W. Irwin (2), D. Searl (2), G. Wilson (2), G. Robertson, B. Shepherd, C. Smith
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), I. Dunstan (2), R. Huppatz (2), P. Welsh (2), R. Abbey
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,239
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bill Goggin
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Goonan, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Harrington, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 270 | 209 | 61 | 53 | 21 | 48 | 41 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 299 | 227 | 72 | 67 | 22 | 41 | 48 | |||