1977 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1977 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1977 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain. John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

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

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, M. Conlan, W. Duke, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, A. Holmes, W. Linton, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, L. Serafini, A. Sinclair, G. Ward

Collingwood (18.14.122) defeated Fitzroy (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Anderson (6), R. Kink (3), M. Richardson (3), P. Carman (2), P. Moore (2), W. Gordon, W. Richardson
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (5), B. Beecroft (2), G. Fowler (2), G. Allan, M. Conlan, W. Duke, D. McMahon

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 July 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,885

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.14.122 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 6 . 4 9 . 8 15 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 5 11 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin COLL by 26 COLL by 27 COLL by 24 COLL by 33 COLL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 6 1 12 12 0 2 0 2 2
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 2 3
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 2 2 13 8 5 3 0 4 6
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 2 0 3 3
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 3
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 2 0 2 3
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 2 0 3 1
32 Jessop, Russell ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 3 1 12 9 3 3 0 4 4
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 3 0 0 3
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 3 3
26 Marshall, Peter ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 2 1 5 4 1 3 3 2 1
7 Perry, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 1 0 6
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 12 0 5 2
1 Richardson, Max (c) ? ? 3 0 19 16 3 1 0 0 2
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 3 0 1 0
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 1 21 9 8
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 0 1 23 12 11 0 0 3 2
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 18 14 255 192 63 50 25 46 54

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 8 4 5
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 1 25 17 8 3 0 5 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 5 7 3 3
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 2 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 1 13 13 0 2 0 3 2
32 Duke, Wayne ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 2 18 2 3
38 Fowler, Grant ? ? 2 1 22 18 4 5 0 3 2
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 2 0 0
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 4 5
37 Holmes, Allan ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 2
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 3 0 3 1
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 4 0 3 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 0 23 14 9 6 0 4 5
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 6 0 4 4
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 4 0
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 5 3 31 26 5 5 0 7 1
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 7 0 2 2
37 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 4 0 0 1
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 2
22 Ward, Glenn ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 11 297 218 79 64 35 54 46

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