1977 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1977 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1977 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), D. Blair, D. Collins, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, J. Gieschen, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, R. Carter, G. Chapman, G. Fowler, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, B. Padley, G. Parke, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
Footscray (20.16.136) defeated Fitzroy (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), G. Jennings (4), I. Low (4), D. Blair (3), B. Quinlan (2), D. Collins, I. Hampshire
Fitzroy: G. Allan (3), B. Beecroft (3), R. Serafini (2), G. Wilson (2), G. Fowler, W. Irwin, W. Linton, J. Murphy, G. Parke, B. Shepherd
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
17,415
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 16 | (136) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 2 | FITZ by 5 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 16 | 303 | 211 | 92 | 75 | 27 | 44 | 37 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 335 | 229 | 106 | 60 | 32 | 37 | 44 | |||