1977 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1977 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 10 of the 1977 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, J. Christou, N. Dare, C. Hansen, P. Johnston, N. MacLeod, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, R. Close, M. Crow, N. Fields, G. Foulds, D. Hartigan, S. Madden, M. Neagle, R. Newton, W. Primmer, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson, A. Wilson
Fitzroy (14.16.100) were defeated by Essendon (23.16.154).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (7), P. Johnston (4), G. Allan, G. Austen, N. MacLeod
Essendon: M. Crow (5), P. Vander Haar (4), S. Madden (3), S. Taubert (3), B. Walsh (3), K. Roberts (2), N. Fields, G. Foulds, W. Primmer
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,148
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 10 | 23 | . | 16 | 23 | . | 16 | (154) |
| Margin | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 52 | ESSE by 54 | ESSE by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Christou, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 307 | 211 | 96 | 64 | 43 | 45 | 33 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 16 | 341 | 246 | 95 | 105 | 25 | 33 | 45 | |||