1976 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1976 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Blethyn, R. Close, M. Crow, J. Demetriou, R. Ellen, N. Fields, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, L. Moloney, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, B. Walsh, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, M. George, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, D. Wall, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Essendon (13.22.100) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (3), G. Moss (3), S. Beaumont (2), G. Parkes (2), R. Close, N. Fields, P. Wellington
Fitzroy: M. George (5), W. Irwin (2), R. Serafini (2), G. Wilson (2), J. Duckworth, W. Linton, J. Murphy, K. O'Keeffe, D. Wall
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Monday 14 June 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
25,558
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 22 | 13 | . | 22 | (100) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | FITZ by 17 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 16 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Demetriou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ? | ? |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 22 | 259 | 224 | 35 | 84 | 6 | 0+ | 0+ | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | ? | ? |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 16 | George, Max | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 276 | 218 | 58 | 70 | 20 | 0+ | 0+ | |||