1977 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1977 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1977 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. Max Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, R. Carter, T. Godfrey, C. Hansen, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, A. Sinclair, A. Thompson, G. Wilson

Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, A. Atkinson, R. Barham, G. Betts, P. Carman, I. Cooper, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington

Fitzroy (11.14.80) were defeated by Collingwood (15.23.113).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (2), D. McMahon (2), B. Shepherd (2), B. Brown, J. Murphy, G. Parke, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
Collingwood: M. Richardson (3), W. Richardson (3), P. Moore (2), L. Thompson (2), P. Carman, R. Dunne, R. Hyde, S. Magro, R. Wearmouth

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 May 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,733

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 11.14.80 - 15.23.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 5 6 . 8 7 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Collingwood 4 . 4 10 . 12 11 . 15 15 . 23 15 . 23 (113)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 28 COLL by 27 COLL by 33 COLL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Rose (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: John Murphy (Fitzroy), Max Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, K. Quinn

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 9 17 10 6
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 27 20 7 2 0 3 3
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 8 3 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 2 2 13 10 3 7 4 2 0
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 2
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 1
26 Godfrey, Tim ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 0 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 3 8 1 4
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 0 2 19 13 6 5 0 4 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 2 3 13 9 4 5 0 2 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 3 0
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 4 0
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 1 0 30 20 10 4 0 5 2
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 5 0 4 4
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 1 0 1 5
4 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 3 17 9 8 8 1 2 2
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 4 0 2 2
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 0 2 0
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 0 0 1 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 2 24 15 9 3 0 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 14 315 223 92 76 38 53 40

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 2 14 10 4 2 0 0 1
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 3
43 Barham, Ricky ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
11 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 2
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 1 0 17 7 10 3 1 2 8
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 4 1
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 1 5 15 13 2 4 2 5 1
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 2 23 13 10 4 1 1 5
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 8 0 2 1
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 0 2 19 12 7 7 0 2 4
45 Magro, Stan ? ? 1 3 16 13 3 1 0 3 6
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 2 4 14 9 5 6 1 1 3
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 7 0 3 0
1 Richardson, Max (c) ? ? 3 2 19 15 4 1 1 1 4
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 3 0 21 17 4 3 2 4 4
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 2 2 22 18 4 12 16 3 7
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 0 21 13 8 2 0 1 0
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 4 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 23 289 206 83 66 24 40 53

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