1977 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1977 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 1 of the 1977 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Francis Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, G. Chapman, W. Linton, N. MacLeod, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, B. Padley, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, N. Carter, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, R. Hart, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, R. Lamb, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, J. Pitura, G. Raines, K. Sheedy, B. Wood
Fitzroy (21.17.143) defeated Richmond (18.21.129).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (6), G. Wilson (4), J. Murphy (3), G. Allan (2), W. Irwin, W. Linton, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson
Richmond: R. Lamb (5), N. Balme (3), B. Monteath (3), K. Bartlett (2), N. Carter (2), R. Hart, M. Malthouse, J. Pitura
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,725
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 17 | 21 | . | 17 | (143) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| Margin | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 1 | RICH by 4 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Barry Richardson
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Francis Bourke
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 17 | 291 | 207 | 84 | 64 | 38 | 29 | 25 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 21 | 284 | 205 | 79 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 30 | |||