1977 VFL Round 16: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1977 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1977 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Don Scott captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
Hawthorn
Back:
P. Welsh, K. Moore, I. Paton
Half-back:
D. O'Halloran, P. Knights, D. Polkinghorne
Centre:
G. Ablett, R. Eade, K. Ablett
Half-forward:
L. Rice, M. Moncrieff, J. Hendrie
Forward:
A. Martello, P. Hudson, B. Rowlings
Follower:
D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.:
P. Bennett, K. Steel
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Brown, R. Carter, G. Chapman, G. Fowler, S. Gilmore, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. O'Keeffe, L. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, K. Vann
Hawthorn (20.14.134) defeated Fitzroy (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (6), J. Hendrie (5), P. Hudson (4), M. Tuck (2), G. Ablett, P. Knights, B. Rowlings
Fitzroy: G. Allan (3), L. Serafini (2), B. Brown, G. Chapman, G. Fowler, D. McMahon, J. Murphy, C. Smith
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
8,234
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 14 | (134) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | HWTH by 18 | HWTH by 26 | HWTH by 59 | HWTH by 56 | HWTH by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Hawthorn),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Don Scott
(Hawthorn),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. James,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WL | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Ablett, Kevin | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Bennett, Peter | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Eade, Rodney | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Hendrie, John | HFFR | ? | 5 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Hudson, Peter | FF | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | FPL | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh | RO | ? | 6 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | CHF | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | O'Halloran, David | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Paton, Ian | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Polkinghorne, David | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Rice, Leon | HFFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | FPR | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (c) | RU↓ | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Steel, Kelvin | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | RR | ? | 2 | 2 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Welsh, Peter | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 14 | 314 | 240 | 74 | 63 | 37 | 43 | 53 | |||
P. Bennett replaced D. Scott during the fourth quarter.
K. Steel replaced D. O'Halloran during the fourth quarter.
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 47 | Gilmore, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Vann, Kalev | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 281 | 220 | 61 | 50 | 25 | 53 | 43 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Hawthorn | Coach: David Parkin | ||||||||||||||
| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 | D. Scott (c) | 16 | P. Bennett | ||||||
| 22 | B. Rowlings | 1 | P. Hudson | 14 | A. Martello | 17 | M. Tuck | 33 | K. Steel | ||||||
| FORWARD | 3 | L. Matthews |
|
|
|||||||||||
| HALF-BACK |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
| 25 | J. Hendrie | 6 | M. Moncrieff | 13 | L. Rice |
|
|
|
|
||||||
| HALF-FORWARD |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| CENTRE |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
| 35 | K. Ablett | 26 | R. Eade | 2 | G. Ablett | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
| 10 | D. Polkinghorne | 24 | P. Knights | 8 | D. O'Halloran |
|
|
|
|
||||||
| HALF-BACK |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| FORWARD |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
| 42 | I. Paton | 15 | K. Moore | 12 | P. Welsh |
|
|
|
|
||||||
| BACK |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Fitzroy | Coach: Kevin Rose | ||||||||||||||