1976 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1976 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 12 of the 1976 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. Francis Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, 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. Whitford, G. Wilson

Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, N. Carter, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, J. Pitura, N. Roberts, G. Robertson, K. Sheedy, K. Stonehouse, S. Taubert, D. Thorpe

Fitzroy (22.14.146) defeated Richmond (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. George (4), C. Smith (4), G. Allan (2), W. Irwin (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Alexander, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, K. O'Keeffe, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd
Richmond: N. Carter (4), B. Monteath (3), R. Lamb (2), N. Roberts (2), D. Cloke, B. Heard

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 19 June 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,644

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 22.14.146 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 4 12 . 6 19 . 10 22 . 14 22 . 14 (146)
Richmond 2 . 2 7 . 3 8 . 6 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin FITZ by 20 FITZ by 33 FITZ by 70 FITZ by 56 FITZ by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Francis Bourke (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry, G. Williams

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 1 0 26 14 12 11 14 5 2
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 4 23 17 6 2 0 1 0
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 1 0 15 9 6 2 9 3 5
16 George, Max ? ? 4 2 9 9 0 6 0 1 3
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 2 0 4 2
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 1 0 5 5
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 4
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 2
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 2 24 16 8 5 0 0 0
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 2 1 28 20 8 5 0 5 2
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 4 0 1 0
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 3 4
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 0 27 11 16 5 0 1 5
4 Searl, Doug ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 8 0 3 0
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 1
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 1 1 28 17 11 12 0 1 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 4 1 13 9 4 4 4 2 1
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 1 34 24 10 3 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 22 14 355 243 112 78 27 44 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 5 7 3 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 4 27 23 4 6 0 2 4
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 2 1 1 4
7 Carter, Noel ? ? 4 1 22 17 5 1 0 4 0
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 3 0 2 2
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 0 2 4
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 1 1 14 7 7 1 10 2 1
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 4 0 1 0
19 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 5 2
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 2 1 31 28 3 3 0 0 2
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 2 3
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 3 1 14 13 1 12 0 3 4
3 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 0 3
2 Roberts, Neville ? ? 2 0 23 18 5 1 0 3 6
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 2 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 2 0
27 Stonehouse, Ken ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 5 0 0 0
9 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 0 11 2 1
14 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 12 274 211 63 67 29 38 44

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