1976 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1976 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 19 of the 1976 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts. In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Len Thompson captained the visitors with Wayne Richardson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Murray Weideman.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, G. Chapman, J. Duckworth, G. Fowler, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson

Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), W. Richardson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, A. Atkinson, S. Bond, P. Carman, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, D. Gott, K. Grose, R. Hyde, P. Manassa, P. Moore, G. Moyle, R. Oborne, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth

Fitzroy (17.15.117) defeated Collingwood (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (5), J. Murphy (3), G. Chapman (2), I. Miller (2), B. Shepherd (2), G. Robertson, R. Serafini, G. Wilson
Collingwood: M. Richardson (2), A. Atkinson, S. Bond, P. Carman, R. Dunne, P. Manassa, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 7 August 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,247

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 17.15.117 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 7 . 5 9 . 10 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Collingwood 4 . 5 5 . 7 7 . 12 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin COLL by 15 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 47 FITZ by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Len Thompson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 20 4 0
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 5 1 10 9 1 4 5 2 3
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 0
34 Chapman, Gary ? ? 2 3 19 12 7 3 0 6 5
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 1 3
38 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 1 0 5 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 1 3 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 1 1 0
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 5 1 2 2
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 3 3 19 17 2 4 0 4 5
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 1 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 4 0
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 5 0 0 5
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 6 1 0 1
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 2 3 22 19 3 7 0 2 5
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 1 1 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 0 0 1 5
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 1 24 18 6 3 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 15 290 217 73 58 30 41 46

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 3 0 3 1
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 2 0 3 2
15 Bond, Shane ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 2 2
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 3 0 0 3
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 4 1 3 3
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 1 4 4
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 2 0 2
17 Grose, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 2 3
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 5 2
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 1 3 25 17 8 8 0 2 2
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0
44 Moyle, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 5 2
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 2
7 Perry, Chris ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 11 0 1 3
3 Richardson, Max ? ? 2 2 20 17 3 4 0 2 1
18 Richardson, Wayne (avc) ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 2 1
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 1 2 24 23 1 2 0 3 2
2 Thompson, Len (ac) ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 15 4 4
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 2 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 16 256 201 55 58 21 46 41

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