1976 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1976 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 14 of the 1976 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, M. George, W. Linton, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Barkley, R. Blake, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, D. Manson, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Witcombe, M. Woolnough
Fitzroy (17.17.119) defeated Geelong (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (5), I. Miller (3), G. Austen (2), J. Duckworth (2), M. George (2), R. Alexander, B. Shepherd, G. Wilson
Geelong: L. Donohue (4), K. Sheehan (4), D. Barkley, D. Clarke, G. Landy, P. Sarah, M. Witcombe
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,788
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 28 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | George, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 296 | 220 | 76 | 72 | 29 | 41 | 24 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Preen, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 299 | 208 | 91 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 41 | |||