1977 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1977 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1977 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, M. Conlan, W. Duke, L. Dwyer, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, L. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, A. Thompson
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), M. Alves, G. Baker, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Johnston, B. Marchant, C. McKellar, B. Norsworthy, S. Smith, J. Sparks, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate
Fitzroy (23.8.146) defeated Melbourne (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Allan (4), B. Beecroft (4), G. Fowler (4), J. Murphy (4), W. Irwin (2), D. McMahon (2), R. Alexander, C. Hansen, L. Serafini
Melbourne: G. Wells (4), T. Carroll (2), M. Alves, G. Baker, R. Brewer, A. Dullard, G. Hardeman, C. McKellar
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,575
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 20 | . | 5 | 23 | . | 8 | 23 | . | 8 | (146) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 88 | FITZ by 62 | FITZ by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
G. Polites
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Duke, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Dwyer, Lex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 8 | 327 | 242 | 85 | 69 | 32 | 52 | 52 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alves, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Carroll, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Marchant, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Sparks, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 278 | 201 | 77 | 74 | 22 | 51 | 52 | |||