1976 VFL Round 22: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1976 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 22 of the 1976 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts.
Graham Moss captained the visitors with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, G. Chapman, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, N. Fields, B. Grinter, S. Madden, J. Mihocek, R. Newton, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, H. Staehr, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson
Fitzroy (15.20.110) defeated Essendon (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (3), G. Chapman (3), J. Murphy (3), G. Wilson (3), R. Serafini (2), B. Shepherd
Essendon: N. Fields (2), S. Madden (2), B. Walsh (2), J. Mihocek, A. Noonan, K. Roberts, R. Shaw
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
11,721
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 44 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 20 | 331 | 230 | 101 | 76 | 20 | 45 | 45 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Mihocek, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Staehr, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | 287 | 228 | 59 | 76 | 14 | 47 | 45 | |||