1977 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1977 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1977 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

Geelong
R. Blake, T. Bright, J. Brimacombe, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, S. Newman, A. Preston, J. Scarlett, M. Witcombe, M. Woolnough

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, R. Carter, J. Christou, T. Godfrey, C. Hansen, P. Johnston, W. Linton, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Shepherd, A. Sinclair, K. Vann, D. Whitford, G. Wilson

Geelong (20.13.133) defeated Fitzroy (11.16.82).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (7), T. Bright (5), M. Browne (3), J. Hawkins (2), M. Witcombe (2), K. Newland
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (4), C. Hansen (2), B. Shepherd (2), B. Beecroft, W. Irwin, A. Sinclair

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 11 June 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 14,664

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 20.13.133 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 5 9 . 6 13 . 10 20 . 13 20 . 13 (133)
Fitzroy 1 . 5 5 . 7 8 . 13 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin GEEL by 36 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 51 GEEL by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Kevin Rose (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), John Murphy (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Warwick Irwin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 8 0 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 5 1 23 21 2 7 1 3 3
7 Brimacombe, John ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 1
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 3 0 29 25 4 6 0 6 1
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 0 4 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 28 26 2 5 0 0 7
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 0 2 23 17 6 2 0 0 1
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 7 3 15 13 2 9 0 1 5
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 2 0 22 10 12 6 2 2 1
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 5 0 3 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 2 0 3 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 2 0 1 5
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 3 5 2 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 7 11 5 2
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 0 2 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 5 0 2 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 2 4 20 14 6 3 0 0 3
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 3 0 4 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 13 331 248 83 82 29 41 48

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 4 10 5 4
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 22 10 12 1 0 0 2
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 6 15 3 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 3 12 6 6 0 1 3 3
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 2 3
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 0 4 2
41 Christou, John ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
26 Godfrey, Tim ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 2 3
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 2 3 14 12 2 4 0 0 2
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 1 1 35 21 14 3 0 2 3
40 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 2 10 4 6 3 1 0 0
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 1 0 3 2
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 2 2
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 4 1 36 29 7 4 0 5 5
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 6 0 2 0
1 Shepherd, Bob ? ? 2 2 27 19 8 4 0 2 2
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 11 2 2 2
13 Vann, Kalev ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 4 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 1 34 26 8 3 1 7 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 16 339 219 120 62 30 48 41

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