1977 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1977 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 15 of the 1977 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, R. Carter, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, G. Parke, L. Serafini, B. Shepherd, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, D. Collins, C. Dell, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, R. Murrie, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Reid, J. Reid, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy (15.13.103) defeated Footscray (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Austen (4), L. Serafini (4), D. McMahon (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Allan, I. Miller, G. Wilson
Footscray: L. Sandilands (4), B. Quinlan (3), D. Blair, D. Collins, A. Stoneham, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,682
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bill Goggin
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 283 | 205 | 78 | 64 | 29 | 47 | 38 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | 290 | 202 | 88 | 68 | 23 | 38 | 47 | |||