1976 VFL Round 21: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1976 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 21 of the 1976 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, G. Dempsey, P. Featherby, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, P. Munro, R. Murrie, K. Newland, S. Power, B. Quinlan, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

Fitzroy
R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, G. Chapman, J. Duckworth, G. Fowler, M. George, T. Godfrey, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Wilson

Footscray (4.11.35) defeated Fitzroy (3.16.34).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Jennings, P. Munro, B. Quinlan, A. Stoneham
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft, M. George, R. Serafini

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 21 August 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 15,638

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Fitzroy
Score: 4.11.35 - 3.16.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 0 2 . 3 2 . 3 4 . 11 4 . 11 (35)
Fitzroy 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 13 3 . 16 3 . 16 (34)
Margin FITZ by 10 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 16 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Footscray), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: Laurie Sandilands (Footscray), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, M. Henry

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 2 23 16 7 8 0 4 1
16 Blair, Dennis ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 1 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 9 10 1 2
5 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 1 29 21 8 4 0 1 1
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 4 1 1 2
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 3 0 1 3
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 1 1 26 20 6 3 0 5 2
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 2 4
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 4 0 5 2
10 Munro, Peter ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 7 0 2 4
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 1
6 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 1 0 3
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 2 0
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 6 0 3 0
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 3
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 0 24 15 9 7 0 2 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 0 2 6 5 1 1 0 1 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 5 2 4 0
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 6 0 4 2
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 6 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 4 11 327 240 87 90 14 42 40

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 6 17 2 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 1 2 0 4
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 3 2
34 Chapman, Gary ? ? 0 3 9 6 3 2 0 0 2
17 Duckworth, John ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 2 5
38 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 2 9 9 0 2 0 2 1
16 George, Max ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 3
40 Godfrey, Tim ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 0 3 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 4 0 6 3
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 2
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 1 25 21 4 10 0 4 1
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 6 0 1 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 1 0 3 3
26 Robertson, Glenn ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 8 0 2 3
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 7 0 2 3
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 0 2 23 17 6 4 0 2 3
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 1 3 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 2 27 14 13 7 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 3 16 309 220 89 82 20 41 42

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