1976 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1976 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1976 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
John Murphy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
South Melbourne
S. Anderson, B. Beecroft, J. Blair, G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, G. Dempster, B. Goodingham, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, R. Quade, J. Rantall, M. Robertson, B. Round, I. Thomson
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, G. Chapman, J. Duckworth, G. Fowler, D. Harrington, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
South Melbourne (16.11.107) defeated Fitzroy (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Gull (4), N. Goss (2), C. Hounsell (2), G. Lambert (2), J. Blair, M. Browning, R. Dean, P. Morrison, R. Quade, I. Thomson
Fitzroy: G. Chapman (2), J. Murphy (2), C. Smith (2), B. Beecroft, J. Duckworth, G. Fowler, W. Linton, K. O'Keeffe
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
9,257
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
16.11.107 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | SMLB by 28 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | 260 | 214 | 46 | 58 | 14 | 37 | 44 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Harrington, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 251 | 185 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 37 | |||