1977 VFL Round 22: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1977 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 22 of the 1977 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, W. Duke, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, G. Parke, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, A. Thompson, G. Ward, G. Wilson

Geelong
T. Bright, M. Browne, R. Card, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Fehring, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Woolnough

Fitzroy (19.27.141) defeated Geelong (14.16.100).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (7), D. McMahon (3), J. Murphy (3), W. Irwin (2), G. Allan, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, G. Wilson
Geelong: K. Higgins (3), K. Sheehan (3), L. Donohue (2), P. Sarah (2), T. Bright, M. Browne, B. Cousins, M. Turner

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 August 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 7,644

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 19.27.141 - 14.16.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 6 7 . 13 12 . 16 19 . 27 19 . 27 (141)
Geelong 6 . 6 9 . 10 13 . 14 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Margin GEEL by 12 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 4 FITZ by 41 FITZ by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 5 24 18 6 2 1 0 2
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 7 1 12 9 3 5 6 1 1
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 7 0 2 2
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 2 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 0 0 3 2
32 Duke, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 5 23 2 10
38 Fowler, Grant ? ? 1 2 22 15 7 3 0 3 4
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 5 1 0 2
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 2 4
7 Irwin, Warwick (vc) ? ? 2 3 26 16 10 3 0 4 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 3 3 32 17 15 10 0 2 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 0
3 Miller, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 2 1
5 Murphy, John (c) ? ? 3 2 31 24 7 3 1 6 0
4 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 8 0 2 1
31 Sinclair, Allan ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 6 0 1 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 3 0 1 0
22 Ward, Glenn ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 4 29 22 7 12 1 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 27 348 241 107 85 33 35 33

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 5 0 2 0
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 2 6 2 4
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 4 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 2 0
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 1 0 18 10 8 0 0 2 2
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 2 1 7 6 1 1 1 2 3
25 Fehring, Jeff ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 3 8 0 0
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 2 3
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 3 1 12 10 2 3 0 0 2
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 2 0 2 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 1 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 3 25 3 3
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 2 2
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 0 16 14 2 3 0 2 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 3 4 13 10 3 3 0 3 3
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 3 21 19 2 4 0 1 3
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 16 244 190 54 41 40 33 35

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